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title: "Is this ficus rubber plant a Ruby? AI has given me a few different…"
description: "Is this ficus rubber plant a Ruby? AI has given me a few different answers and it doesn’t look as red as the other rubies I’ve seen."
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author: "Plantingsherry"
published: "2026-09-27T17:36:05.353807Z"
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# Is this ficus rubber plant a Ruby? AI has given me a few different…

_Posted by Plantingsherry on 2026-09-27_

Is this ficus rubber plant a Ruby? AI has given me a few different answers and it doesn’t look as red as the other rubies I’ve seen.

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## 6 comments

### Joseph commented on 2026-09-27

Yeah Belize or ruby it’s the same thing

### plantgeek commented on 2026-09-27

this is a tineke. rubies have a very distinct pink sheen on all of their leaves, not just the new ones. here's my tineke

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### Rachou commented on 2026-09-28

My Ruby looked just like yours when I got it. When I started giving it brighter light, it started producing more reddish leaves. It can handle some direct light each day. Here’s a pic showing some of her more reddish leaves:

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### NattieB55 commented on 2026-09-28

Definitely more light for more color. I have a ruby, too. In good light even the back of the leaves turn red. Love it!

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-10-01

Thanks for all the good information! I hope it will turn more red!

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-10-06

Yep! This is the new leaf! Yay! I wanted it to be a Ruby.

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