Variegated Rubber Plant

Living indoors they usually grow to be about 6 10 feet tall.

Variegated rubber plant. The variegated rubber plant known as ficus elastica tineke is possibly one of the prettiest plants of this year. Yellowing leaves near the bottom of the plant indicate too frequent watering while brown leaves and soil that pulls away from. In nature it can grow to heights of 30 45 feet and can spread up to 30 feet. Photo from the lovely anna littleandlush.

Rubber plants are a popular houseplant choice due to their ease of care attractive foliage and tree like presence. In it s natural habitat it grows over 30 metres tall however the varieties grown indoors are a much more manageable height. Variegated rubber tree leaves are a good indicator of plant health. Traditional rubber trees have dark green leaves but variegated rubber trees have leaves with shades of red yellow cream and green.

A sister to ficus elastica ficus tineke is basically an impressionist rubber tree. The rubber plant ficus elastica is a popular ornamental plant from the ficus genus. Pink painted leaves with white and green these babies are beautiful. Perfect for bringing color and life to entry areas empty corners and mixed plant groupings.

Variegated rubber plant has red midribs and bright creamy yellow margins on each leaf. From the moraceae plant family the rubber tree gets its name from its thick shiny rubbery leaves.