Rubber Plant
4.6 out of 5 (405 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
About Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica, more commonly known as the rubber tree, has a white, milky latex that is a source of natural rubber. They’ve also been shown to have excellent antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. The aerial roots of the rubber tree have been used to create incredible living bridges in India. The bridges get stronger over time as the roots slowly fuse together, and some are over a hundred years old! 🌉
Taxonomy
Ficus elastica
Ficus
Moraceae
Rosales
Also known as
Rubber Tree, Rubber Fig, Rubber Bush, Indian Rubber Bush, Indian Rubber Tree, Chroma Tineke, chroma chloe, Chroma Abidjan, Ficus 'sophia' and Chroma Ghost Rider
How to care for Rubber Plant
How often to water your Rubber Plant
every 9
Rubber Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Rubber Plant in your home
a window
Rubber Plant love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Rubber Plant does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Rubber Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Rubber Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Rubber Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Hi everyone can someone please give me advice for when I need to repot this plant please. I love it and I want to keep it looking great. Thank you so much
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I have a small dog inside my house will this plant be toxic to him #RubberPlant
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How do you cut a rubber plant #RubberPlant
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I’m looking for some guidance on a few aspects of my new ficus! So I’ve been wanting a larger plant for a while now, and this type has been recommended to me for various different reasons, but now that I have it, and it’s doing really well, I don’t want to get ahead of myself lol. My goal is to have a large tree, all I’ve done since getting it from the nursery was wipe it down and water it once, would it be the right time now to move it up in pot size? Should I separate some of the smaller ones? It feels kind of crowded? I always have trouble figuring out how to repot or prune plants when I haven’t seen them grow yet 😅 but he’s got the most beautiful leaves and colours lol. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #RubberPlant #Ficus #TheWateringHole
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I just picked up this beauty today 😍 also got some more kidnapped cuttings from my mom hehehe isn’t she beautifulll! New plants added to my collection: ficus elastica, prince of orange philo cutting, golden pothos cutting, and a couple of others im forgetting! The obsession grows! #HappyPlants #RubberPlant #PrinceofOrange #PothosPack
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What may be happening to my plant? It’s the only leaf looking yellow, the rest appears normal
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How often do I water it #RubberPlant
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Got that wintertime sadness? 😔 #RubberPlant Hi everyone 👋🏻 It's been a while since I posted a question on Greg! 🌿 This was my beautiful rubber tree plant 6 months ago! He was thriving during the summer months. Unfortunately where I live, our winters are incredibly dark, rainy and gloomy ☔ he's been quite sad 😔 lost a lot of his beautiful leaves along the way. I bought a little table to sit him on to hopefully gain what little sunlight we have... Sunlight what's that?? 😂 Any tips or advice? Or is this just a case of the winter blues and he will perk up again soon?
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I don't think my plant gets enough direct sunlight in the spot it's in now, but if I put it outside maybe it will be too much sun, do you think it will be ok in the current spot? It did grow a new leaf. #RubberPlant
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My rubber plant has turned all brown. Temp dropped to single digits in NJ it was in my basement . How do I repair her?
Care Summary for Rubber Plant
Rubber Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 247
Survivor 219
Fast grower 164
Easy to propagate 38
Blooms easily 17
Browns easily 16
Pest magnet 11
03/30/2022
Big shiny leaves! Thrives in average humidity & temp. Can take a couple hours of direct sun in the summer without getting brown spots. Likes to dry out between waterings. Pests avoid it.
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
03/17/2022
I love these plants. Beautiful hardy leaves, for the most part let’s you know when it’s sad, and propagates easy. Mine likes to dry out between waterings.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
02/08/2022
I’ve had this ficus for years now, probably 3 or 4 and she’s doing so great. She’s survived 3 moves and almost 5 months of no watering at all and just living off a self-watering pot. Unbelievable really. She’s been repotted 3 times and grows so much every time I do that. I did have to give it support so it would stand more upright or else the branches lean and open up toward the side.
Overall a beautiful, hardy plant that, placed in the right spot that she likes, will thrive and grow and grow. It takes a little testing to see where she’s happy but when you find it, boom! You’re set.
I love her!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
02/04/2022
Grows quickly and does need support like a bamboo stake
Fast grower
01/26/2022
Water plant Biweekly/every 14 days avoid overwatering and let the soil drain. Have good soil that prevents over or under watering.
Blooms easily
Survivor
Easy to propagate
01/24/2022
Love my rubber plant. Starting growing her from a baby. A little finicky with lighting but is growing nicely.
Fast grower
Survivor
01/18/2022
Plays a mean cello
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
01/17/2022
Gorgeous coloration.
01/17/2022
Such a beautiful plant and so easy to care for. Keep the soil moist and give it bright light and it just flourishes.
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
01/15/2022
Very pretty and easy to maintain. Very happy plant 😇🌱
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
12/27/2021
Very pretty and easy to maintain.
Survivor
12/22/2021
Get into ficus it’ll be fun!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
12/21/2021
Super fast grower in the correct light conditions and rewarding to watch because every couple leaves adds inches. Also very tolerant of low light - I had it on a bottom shelf with almost no light for a year and it was fine. It didn’t grow, but it didn’t suffer. Then as soon as I put it in a bright windowsill it started popping out leaves like crazy.
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
12/20/2021
Not cat friendly.
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
12/13/2021
Low Maintenance easy to take care of
Fast grower
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
12/08/2021
Easy to grow!
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
12/01/2021
An alright plant. Lovely sized leaves. However they do drop them like there is no tomorrow!
Large, lush leaves
11/24/2021
Super easy. Doesn’t need water all that often and just does its thing! If it doesn’t have enough light it won’t grow very much/at all.
11/24/2021
Very easy plant, just make sure not to overwater. If it’s not getting enough light it just won’t grow very much/fast. Super satisfying to watch new leaves come in.
11/22/2021
When I moved in with my husband four years ago, he had this plant and it’s still as strong as ever, but twice as tall :3
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
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