The Rubber Tree 'Ruby' has shiny, dark leaves with marbled cream, pink, and bronzed green. Whether kept small, medium, or large, this tree is a great choice for any space. It enjoys high humidity.

Indoor houseplants need a balanced mix of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to maintain healthy leaves, vibrant flowers, and a strong root system. Most indoor houseplant plant foods will provide the right amount of nutrients for a wide variety of plants. Many include additional nutrients that are beneficial to plants such as boron, magnesium, and manganese. Plant foods come in different forms such as liquid, slow-release, or granular products.

This type of soil mix is ideal for most houseplants because it’s well-draining, lightweight, and easy to handle. A good indoor houseplant soil mix will include ingredients such as compost, pine bark, coir, worm castings, peat moss, hydrafiber, or perlite.

Rubber Tree with cream, pink, and green patterns on dark leaves.

Rubber Tree 'Ruby'

These are classics but the red leaves add an additional spark to this plant's overall appeal. I enjoy this plant in my office. 

The ruby tree is related to the popular Ficus, but in my opinion, the ruby tree’s leaves are prettier! They are shiny and dark green with glimmers of rose gold. Its leaves get dusty very quickly - highly recommend dusting them off to ensure they are exposed to the right amount of sunlight it needs (which isn’t a lot)!

Rubber Tree 'Ruby'

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