{"product_id":"curved-rubber-tree-melany-one-off","title":"Arched Rubber Tree 'Melany', One-Off Specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly one — the exact tree photographed is the one that arrives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rubber tree with a story in its stem: \u003cem\u003eFicus elastica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Melany', grown into a single sweeping curve. Melany is the darkest and most refined of the rubber trees — compact, dense, its leaves a deep glossy green that reads almost black in low evening light — and on this specimen that polish rides a sculptural line no straight-stemmed tree can offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurves like this aren't made, they're grown — the slow result of a tree reaching for light over years. It turns the plant into a drawing: place it where the stem is seen in profile against a plain wall and it becomes the line the whole room hangs on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest space \u0026amp; place.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright, indirect light. Forgiving of most rooms; keep it clear of radiators and cold draughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatering.\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the top few centimetres dry out between waterings; less in winter. Wipe the leaves occasionally — the gloss is half the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne only. When it's gone, we'll find another with character — but never this exact curve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"180cm","offer_id":58362621329782,"sku":"PD-SPC-2607-008","price":795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/6369\/8781\/files\/PlantDropCurvedRubberTree_Melany_One-OffSpecimen-1.jpg?v=1785343354","url":"https:\/\/plantdrop.co.uk\/products\/curved-rubber-tree-melany-one-off","provider":"Plant Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}