Ruby Ficus elastica - triple planted - 10L / 25cm / Large intermediate also known as the Elephant

also known as the Elephant Ear plant

Mist occasionally or place near other plants for shared humidity

With proper care and attention to its seasonal dormancy

Fertilise your Xanthosoma atrovirens every month during the growing season (spring to autumn) with a balanced liquid fertilizer diluted to half strength

A little less tolerant of low light than our wild-sourced green Karaka

Ruby Ficus elastica - triple planted - 10L / 25cm / Large intermediate also known as the ElephantThe Ficus elastica is often referred to as the Rubber Tree because the sap of this species is the original source of latex, but there's nothing plastic about this tree. It's alive it's alive! The Ruby Ficus elastica Rubber Tree is a jewel in any collection. Its army green leaves are bordered and splashed with peachy red variegation that gets bolder with increased size, light intensity and exposure to cold stress, gradually resting as a cream