11 Types Of Rubber Plant Ornamental Plants That Are Useful To Clean Indoor Air

Illustration of an ornamental rubber plant that is useful for cleaning the air (Unsplash/Paul Hanaoka)

JAKARTA – Decorating a room with indoor plants is not without reason, because in addition to refreshing the view, certain types of indoor plants can be useful for cleaning the air. Including one of the genus Ficus which is known to be popular with the rubber plant.

Ficus elastica is a plant that can grow indoors or with low light intensity. The leaves are glossy and large, palm-sized or more.

How to breed it is very easy, namely by cuttings. Here are the types to decorate your room.

Robusta

Has the botanical name Ficus elastic 'Robusta' which is one of the varieties with a rough and large leaf surface. If your room is dry, this plant will still be able to grow even up to 4 – 6 feet.

Tricolor

Still with the same botanical name, but has a bright and colorful leaf color. The leaf surface is thick and the color is a combination of green, pink, and cream.

Illustration of a tricolor type of rubber plant (Unsplash/Scott Web)

Tineke

The leaves are colorful, the stem is red, and the leaf surface is a combination of dark and light green with cream edges.

Decora

This variety is the most popular, with glossy green leaves, thick, and can grow up to 1 foot. To make it look beautiful to decorate the room, you can plant it in a pot and line it with a basket.

Doescheri

This plant is unusual because it has a beautiful color. The leaves are uneven green with a slightly creamy white hue. Leaf petiole with a pink underside.

Burgundy

As reported by Balcony Garden Web, Wednesday, June 30, Ficus elastica 'Burgundy' has a color like its name, burgundy and black on the stem. Well, to get the best leaf color, it is recommended to provide enough light and humidity.

Abidjan

The color is a combination, between burgundy and bronze. This plant is also useful for decorating the room to clean the air in the room.

Melany

The base color of the leaves is glossy green and from this specimen a burgundy hue. In a room with low light intensity, Melany's rubber plant can grow well.

Red ruby

This is the most colorful, apart from dark green, various purple, red, and white colors make it even more charming. When the leaves start to bloom, they are pink. Interesting right?

Illustration of planting a Tineke type rubber plant (Pexels/Ketut Subiyanto)

Black prince

As the name suggests, the 'black prince' rubber plant is actually very dark green so it looks black from a distance. For optimal growth, provide enough light but not direct.

Yellow gem

This rubber plant has a unique leaf color, which is green in the middle and golden on the edges. This plant will like a large pot, so adjust the motif and color of the pot with the color of the leaves to color your room even more.