Ficus Prestige – Plant

Ficus Prestige Plant

The Ficus Prestige is a common houseplant both in offices and homes owing to its unique variegated foliage and ease of growing. A favourite among landscape professionals is to break the monotony of green. It is easy to grow and an ideal choice for your home. The Ficus Prestige is a enjoy bright indirect or filtered light with variegated varieties happily able to take medium light. Bright, direct light may result in scalding of the leaves and leaf loss. Ficus trees also cannot tolerate low temperatures or drafts. When growing ficus indoors, it’s important to maintain relatively high humidity around the plant. Regular misting or setting the ficus tree on a pebble tray filled with water is a great way to increase their humidity, but keep in mind that while they like high humidity, they don’t like overly wet roots.

Care for Ficus Prestige

Most ficus trees enjoy bright indirect or filtered light with variegated varieties happily able to take medium light. Bright, direct light may result in scalding of the leaves and leaf loss. Ficus trees also cannot tolerate low temperatures.

When growing ficus indoors, it’s important to maintain relatively high humidity around the plant. Regular misting or setting the ficus tree on a pebble tray filled with water is a great way to increase their humidity, but keep in mind that while they like high humidity, they don’t like overly wet roots.

• Bright indirect sunlight.
• Water twice a week.
• Grows in Bright indoors.

Fertilizers for Ficus plant

Fertilizer/ feed for the plant: Feed your Ficus a good fertiliser monthly during summers. During winters, the plant growth naturally slows down so no need to fertilise in winters.
Repotting: When repotting, choose a pot 2 to 3 inches larger in diameter than your current pot. The best time to repot your Ficus is during spring.
Propagation: A Ficus can be easily propagated by a leaf or a stem cutting.