Tropicals/ Decora Rubber Plant

Common name(s): Rubber Tree, India-Rubber Fig
Scientific name: Ficus elastica
Pronunciation: FYE-kuss ee-LASS-tick-uh
Characteristics: Height: 30 to 45 feet
                               Spread: 25 to 30 feet
                               Light requirement: full sun, partial sun or partial shade
                               Flower color: unknown
                               Leaf type and persistence: evergreen, broadleaf evergreen
                               Landscape use: Rubber Tree will grow quickly in sun or partial shade on almost any well-drained soil. The soil should be allowed to become fairly dry between waterings, especially in containers. Rubber Tree makes a nice house plant if it is not over-watered.