I’ve created a monster plant!!! 😅 my 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 “Tineke” is now ~220 cm 💚🪴 when i bought it it’s just ~50 cm (for reference my height is 163 cm)😮 the summer heat is definitely making it grow faster [1]😅😍 so now, i decided to put it away from direct sunlight 😜 literature says it can reach height of up to 305 cm if used as a houseplant [2], i don’t have enough vertical space 😅 [1] L.M. Mortensen, G. Larsen, Sci. Hortic. 39 (1989) 149-159. [2] http://plantcaretoday.com/ficus-tineke.html (accessed 25 June 2021) #amazingadventuresofbeaujethro #ficus #ficuselastica #ficuselasticatineke #tineke #rubbertree #rubberplant #figtree #plantito #plant #plantdaddy #indoorgarden #gardening #garden #filipinoscientist #bioinspiration #biomimicry #chemistry #physics #science #ilovenice #nice #nice06 #france #summer #frenchriviera (at Nice, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChacmdJrJJc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
ficus elastica tineke - ive wanted a varigated rubber plant for a couple years, this year finally have seen them around in local shops! i was hoping for a non pink one but it was looking like theyd be more expensive and can hopefully find one eventually - this one was just too good of a deal. and its cute next to my wandering dude! need a little pink and purple among my green and yellow houseplants
I created his planter out of white stoneware and added the eyes to it as a continuation of a mug I made in my previous ceramics class. The only glazed parts are the irises of the eyes even though it's not evident in this photograph