Lat. Ficus elastica

The rubber fig has been cultivated as a houseplant in Europe since as early as 1815. In its natural habitat, it can grow up to 30 metres tall. After the Second World War, the plant was selectively bred to better tolerate the dry air of centrally heated homes. These cultivated varieties nearly replaced the original species. However, a specimen of the original plant was discovered in a house in Rymättylä. From there, it made its way to the Runeberg Home Museum in Porvoo, and a cutting from that plant was brought to the plant collection at the museum.