General Landscape Uses: Accent or focal plant, container gardening, tropical garden, hedge

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: Is a striking cultivar of the classic rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica), beloved for its bold, variegated foliage.

Dimensions: Height 4 – 6 ft.; Spread 2 – 3 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: India and Malaysia

Native Habitats: Tropical rainforests

Soils: Well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part Sun

Flower Color: Greenish

Flower Characteristics: Small, hidden inside a structure called a syconium

Flowering Season: N/A

Fruit: A syconium, a small, round fig-like structure, green to yellowish

Wildlife and Ecology: Habitat creation

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, air layering

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