Striking Tri-Colored Foliage
Light Preference/Tolerated (Bright Indirect Light)
Above Average Watering Needs
Mature Height 10 Feet

Tineke Rubber Tree, or Ficus elastica ‘Tineke’, is a stunning variegated variety of rubber trees on the market. It has glossy, tri-colored, variegated foliage in green, white, and cream with splashes of pink and burgundy. Its lovely leaves grow to nearly a foot in length and 6 inches wide. Grown in its natural environment, it can exceed heights of over 50 feet tall.

Best Locations For Growing Tineke Rubber Tree

Maintain Tineke in average consistent room temperatures; its ideal native growing temperatures are between 60-95 degrees F. Consider adding a humidifier to increase moisture in the air. Tineka Rubber Tree enjoys bright indirect light. Avoid placing it in cold drafty areas or near heating air vents during winter months.

Tineke Rubber Tree Sunlight Requirements

Place Tineke in a location that has bright indirect light for at least 6 hours per day. Although Tineke Rubber Tree will adjust to lower lighting conditions, it will develop less creamy variegation on its new leaves.

Tineke Rubber Tree Care

Be sure to plant this variegated rubber tree in loose, well-draining, well-aerated soil in a pot with adequate drainage holes. Its large leaves can collect dust, so carefully wiping both sides of the leaves with a damp cloth each month is helpful. Rotating the pot monthly will keep your Tineke Rubber Tree growing in a balanced shape.

Watering Tineke Rubber Tree

Take care not to overwater Tineke Rubber Tree. If the roots sit in water, they can suffer from root rot, and fungus gnats can become an issue. Water your plant when the top inch of soil is dry during the spring and summer growing season, and scale back watering during winter months.

Feeding Tineke Rubber Tree

You can feed your Rubber Tree with a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer with an NPK ratio of 10-10-10 during the warmer summer months. Apply the feed at half the manufacturer’s recommended strength.

Tineke Rubber Tree Information

Light Exposure: Bright Indirect Light

Care Requirements: Easy

Watering Requirements: Above Average - Keep lightly moist. When the top 2 inches of the soil dries out.

Pet Friendly: No

Kid Friendly: No

Air Purifier: Low

Habit: Upright

Growth Rate: Fast

Mature Height: 10 feet

Mature Spread: 6 feet

Flowering: No

Flower Color(s): None

Flower Shade/Description: Grown for Foliage

Fragrant: No

Foliage Type: Variegated

Foliage Color(s): Green, White

Foliage Description: Variegated, White, Sage and Emerald Green

Temperature: 60° - 95°F (16° - 35°C)

Humidity: Average (40% - 60%)

Common Name: Tineke Rubber Tree

Other Name(s): Variegated Rubber Tree

Scientific Name: Ficus elastica 'Tineke'

Plant Type: House Plant

SKU:: Ficus_Tineke-HP

Container Sizes

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Plant Shipping

Below are some factors we consider when determining when to ship the plants depending on the timing of the order.

Winter to Early Spring

We ship only when it's warm enough to plant in your growing zone.
Sometimes plants aren't completely ready to sell and ship in early spring. We will wait until the plants are ready before shipping so you don't get a subpar product.
For Southern plants we will be able to ship much earlier than plants coming from our northern nursery.

Summer

If there is extreme heat we may delay shipping for a week or several weeks.
We review what areas the plants are traveling through as well as your location.

Fall into Winter

We’ll ship plants out all the way up to the end of the fall planting season!

Winter

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Planter Shipping

Standard Colors: 2-3 business days

Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice

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