Water once a week or when the soil starts to become slightly dry at the top. Keep the soil lightly moist at all times, but do not overwater as this will cause brown spots and leaf drop. Curly or dry leaves suggest, the plant is dry and needs watering. Water in the early morning or late evening when temperatures are cooler. Always check your soil before watering.
Light
Bright indoor light or indirect sun. 6 hours to 8 hours
Temperature
Maintain temperatures between 18°C - 24°C. Avoid draughts as these can create undesirable temperature fluctuations. Consider giving your plant an occasional misting twice every week to maintain the optimum humidity level.
Fertilizer
Apply liquid fertilizer once in 15 days when the plant is actively growing. For best results use Folikraft ready to use Indoor Plant Food.
Plant Bio
Ficus benjamina 'Kinky' is a beautiful house plant which has fresh pale green and white leaves. This plant is also very good at physically filtering toxins from the air.
The Ficus is one of the most popular house plant trees available and this particular variety is smaller than most and delicately attractive.
The natural Ficus benjamina can grow up to 20m tall in the wild, but as a house plant this Ficus will grow according to its pot size and position in the home. . These are simple to keep. Water once per week (approximately) but don't allow them to stand in water. Allow the soil to partially dry out before watering again. Ficus enjoy natural light but prefer not to be in direct sunlight. Feed with general houseplant fertilizer about once per month during the main growing season. These houseplants can be pruned as necessary in order to maintain a pleasant shape. The weeping fig has glossy,variegated leaves which droop and shimmer in air movement. As an added bonus it filters toxins, thus purifying the air. It can extract many types of pollutants including ammonia, formaldehyde, xylene and toluene. This house plant currently measures 20-25 cm. It can eventually grow to about 80cm.
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