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Ficus elastica - narrow leaf form pre-'Decora'

Michael Smith

By Michael Smith
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Looking for California specimens of Ficus elastica with a narrow leaf. My understanding is that there are still some of these around from the days before 'Decora' came out. If anyone knows the exact locations of where any of these are, I would be much obliged.  The attached photo is from a plant in Northern California. Thanks. 

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Sorry to go off on a tangent here, but I'm just curious if anyone knows the history of Ficus elastica forms. Are they from different geographical locations within the plant's natural range? Or have they been hybridised in order to produce variation?

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20 minutes ago, Josh76 said:

Sorry to go off on a tangent here, but I'm just curious if anyone knows the history of Ficus elastica forms. Are they from different geographical locations within the plant's natural range? Or have they been hybridised in order to produce variation?

I have no idea if there have been any hybrids, but I assumed they were mostly sports of pre-existing cultivated plants. I read somewhere that 'Melany' is a sport of 'Decora." As far as other forms, great question.  

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