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rubber plant 'Robusta'

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Is often called the rubberplant, and has been a popular houseplant since Victorian times. An evergreen tree with broadly elliptic, dark, glossy green leaves to 40cm in length. Only the largest specimens are likely to fruit

Scientific classification

Species: rubber plant 'Robusta' (Ficus elastica 'Robusta')
Genus: Ficus
Family: Moraceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of rubber plant 'Robusta'

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Culture

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Quick identification of rubber plant 'Robusta'

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rubber plant 'Robusta' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.