1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas
Hills, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Red, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Light Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
Oblong or Lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
don't fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Latex
Leaves, Seeds, Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making rubber, Making tyres
Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FICUS elastica
GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis
7.2 Common Name
Rubber Plant
Thornless Honeylocust
7.2.1 In Hindi
रबड़ का पौधा
thornless honeylocust
7.2.2 In German
Ficus elastica
thornless honeylocust
7.2.3 In French
Ficus elastica
thornless Honeylocust
7.2.4 In Spanish
ficus
honeylocust sin espinas
7.2.5 In Greek
ελαστικός φίκος
thornless honeylocust
7.2.6 In Portuguese
fábrica de borracha
honeylocust thornless
7.2.7 In Polish
gumy roślin
thornless honeylocust
7.2.8 In Latin
Flexilis herba
thornless honeylocust
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species