Rubber Plant Red

This particular Ficus plant is popular among homeonwers using it as a houseplant. The plant is known for its prolific fleshy burgundy leaves. Elastica is native to many parts of eastern South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Planting And Care

Sunlight:

• Place the ficus near a window in a room that gets bright morning sunlight.
• Turn the plant occasionally so all the growth does not occur on one side.

Soil:

• Use nutrient rich, well drained, well aereted, and porous potting mix.

Watering:

• Water a plant when the topsoil in pot (5 to 8 cm) feels dry to touch.
• Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering for the winter & rainy season.
• Try to water the plants in the morning around 8-10 am.

Application of Fertilizer:

• Apply fertilize a plant mostly in the spring and early monsoon season.
• Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots to the plant can easily uptake the nutrients and moisture.

Re-potting:

• When a plant outgrows in current pot, re-pot with fresh potting soil and some fertilizer.
• Do the re-potting late evening and keep the plant in shady area for 2 to 3 days then move the plant to its required light condition.