Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)

Abstract

A rubber plant exhibiting border-variegated foliage and resembling the known Ficus elastica Roxb. var. decora tricolor hort., but bearing leaves having very narrow and distinct light-yellow border variegation and having a larger coriaceous oblong-shaped blade. Buds and young leaves are reddish in color. Propagation of new plants is easily accomplished by stem-cutting.

What we claim is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Ficus elastica Roxb. var. decora tricolor hort., substantially as herein shown and described, characterized over the known rubber plant having variegated foliage, Ficus elastica Roxb. var. decora tricolor hort., in that proportions of light-yellow areas of the variegated leaves are small as a whole, said light-yellow areas appearing relatively narrow in size and are distinctly located on the edges of the leaves to form a so-called "thread-like border variegation"; leaves before development, namely buds and young leaves are reddish in color; grown leaves are larger in size than leaves of the known Ficus elastica Roxb. var. decora tricolor hort. and have an oblong shape with a thick coriaceous texture; and the new variety can be easily propagated by stem-cutting.