Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
-
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
Types
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Rubber Plant, Rubber Fig
Number of Varieties
560
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Elliptic to oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune for shortening long shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
don't fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Whiteflies
-
Allergy
Poisonous to grazing animals
Asthma, breathing problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti rheumatic, cathartic
-
Part of Plant Used
Root
Latex
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Making rubber, Making tyres
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
FICUS elastica
Common Name
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
Rubber Plant
In Hindi
meadow saffron
रबड़ का पौधा
In German
Herbstzeitlose
Ficus elastica
In French
Colchique d'automne
Ficus elastica
In Spanish
Estado de conservación
ficus
In Greek
meadow saffron
ελαστικός φίκος
In Portuguese
Colchicum autumnale
fábrica de borracha
In Polish
Colchicum autumnale
gumy roślin
In Latin
autumnale
Flexilis herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Colchicum
Ficus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Ficeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
90800
1
27800
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