Ficus varieties

Rubber Plant leaves may droop due to overwatering, underwatering, root-rot, pests, poor lighting, wrong temperatures, poor feeding, wrong soil, low humidity among others.

There are many Rubber plant varieties to choose from in the Ficus genus. Most of the common varieties are of Ficus elastica. However a few belong to Ficus altissima or Ficus benghalensis. Ficus is a species in the family Moraceae (Mulberry Family) and native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. Variegated Rubber Plants are definitely some of my favorite all time houseplants. Specifically because they are so beautiful and very low-maintenance.

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If you’ve owned a fiddle leaf fig or any type of ficus tree, you might start to get curious about the other types of ficuses you could grow outdoors or indoors as houseplants. There are actually a lot of different types of ficuses grown as indoor and outdoor ornamentals. They require similar care, so it’s very easy to care for different ficus varieties if you have experience with ficuses in general.

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Different varieties of variegated rubber plant (Ficus elastica). Ficus are well-known for being indoor trees with hundreds of little leaves,Continue Reading

There's almost 1,000 varieties of ficus plants though - which one should you pick?

We share the different types of Ficus varieties for the Home and Garden, the plants you will find at garden centers - bushes, trees, and even vines.

Beyond all things fiddle leaf fig, there's a whole world of Ficus trees out there! Read along as we explore other species you might bump into while plant shopping.