|
Another ficus favorite is the rubber plant, Ficus elastica. It has very large, bold leaves on stiff upright stems. The leaves can be up to 10 inches long and half as wide. The traditional variety of this plant offers dark green glossy leaves and gets ... Are they prone to insect problems?; Ficus can have problems with aphids,
|
www.bachmans.com/Care-Handling/Plants/divHomePage.html?...
www.bachmans.com/Care-Handling/Plants/divHomePage.html?cnb=Plants&categoryCode=01&pageIndex=_pageIndexToken_ficusforIndoors
|
|
|
|
How to grow the ever-popular Rubber Tree, Ficus elastica. - Ficus Elastica, the Rubber Tree - Houseplants is a personally written site at BellaOnline ... Ficus elastica is popular because it is very easy to grow and care for. They can get big pretty quickly, as they are vigorous growers and don’t ask for much attention.
|
www.bellaonline.com/articles/art13123.asp
|
|
|
Ficus elastica, the India rubber tree, was grown extensively as an indoor tree during the early 1950's and earlier. Today it is difficult to find commercial sources of the plant because it has been replaced with several cultivars listed below: ... PHYSIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS...
|
mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Foliage/folnotes/ficus.htm
mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Foliage/folnotes/ficus.htm
|
|
GardenWeb - The Internet's Garden Community ... I have a 2 year old f. elastica tricolor and it looks like something has eaten inwards from the outer edge of the leaf and turned everything in its wake a dry, crusty brown. These cuts are present on four of the bottom leaves. ... RE: Problem with ficus elastica tricolor, brown 'cuts'
|
forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg111523149...
forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg111523149350.html
|
|
The Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) has been bred for toughness. It will survive in less light than most plant of its size. It will tolerate dim light and cool temperatures.It receives high ... In the home, plant diseases are very rarely a problem. Too much or too little water plus insects and mites are the main problems.
|
www.avianweb.com/rubberplants.html
|
|
It seems that Ficus elastica in our climate wants to put out long stems with little or ... What is the problem???? Negative, pardonRgarden, On Jul 21, 2004, ...
|
davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/718/
|
|
Special Problems... Sudden loss of leaves depends on the type of Ficus. Rubber Plant -- overwatering is the usual culprit -- carry out standard remedial treatment. Other possibilities are low winter temperatures, too littl light, too much fertilizer and cold draughts.
|
davesgarden.com/journal/j/viewentry/59025/
|
|
Winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-12. Grow as a houseplant in St. Louis. Easily grown in a soil-based potting mix. Site indoors in bright indirect light or part shade with protection from afternoon sun. ... No serious insect or disease problems. Watch for scale, aphids, mealybugs, thrips and spider mites.
|
www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=...
www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=B597
|
|
Common name: Rubber Plant, India Rubber Tree/Fig ... Foliage: oblong to elliptic, alternate and simple, leathery and thick, glossy, ... Pests and Problems: leaf spots, crown gall, twig dieback (Phomopsis), scales, mealybugs, spider mites; leaf yellowing if too wet; leaf loss if too dark or drafty or too dry...
|
pss.uvm.edu/pss123/folfice.html
|
|
