HOME PHICUS CARE

© Author: Nina Vershinina

WHAT FICUSES LOVE?

For many years, despite the variety of indoor exotics, ficus does not give up its positions. He not only has old admirers, but new ones also appear. Ficus – very grateful plant, characterized by amazing plasticity to growing conditions, for which he is loved by flower growers. And his little whims are pretty easy to satisfy..

PERMANENT PLACE

Ficus connoisseurs advise: before settling this plant in your home, choose the right place for it and try not to change its "registration" anymore. The thing is, that ficuses tolerate very poorly permutation and even changing the orientation of the pot in relation to the window. An exception – summer vacation", which the plant can spend on the balcony or in the garden for the benefit of its growth and development.

The rest of the time, it is better not to disturb the ficus with frequent rearrangements., especially in winter, when the plant is most vulnerable, otherwise it will "take revenge" by dropping its leaves – its main decorative element.

BRIGHT, BUT SCATTERED LIGHT

Most ficuses do not have special lighting requirements., it should be moderately bright, but without direct sunlight. Plants do well on a north-facing windowsill, the east or west window or placement a meter away from them are optimal for them.

The exception is variegated forms., which in the back of the room can lose their elegant color. They need a brighter light, but, as for all types of ficus, – absent-minded. The midday sun can burn leaves even in a few hours.. By the way, ficus leaves require separate care.

FICUS LEAVE CARE

Ficuses with small leaves can take a shower a couple of times a month., pre-covering the soil in the pot with plastic wrap from the bay. Optimum water temperature 30-35 °. In large-leaved species, leaf plates are regularly cleaned of dust with a soft damp sponge.. And this is done not only for aesthetic purposes.. Heavily contaminated leaves evaporate moisture worse, due to the dense dust layer, the process of photosynthesis is disrupted.

Some growers wipe ficus foliage with beer, polished with banana skins, to give it shine. Recently, special polishes for foliage have appeared.. All these funds are completely harmless for the plant., don't just use solutions, containing oil, as they can clog the stomata of leaves.

IRRIGATION AND FEEDING FOR FICUS

Throughout the year, it is recommended to water ficuses only with warm water. (about 30 °). You can get the desired temperature, splashing a little boiling water into the settled water. In tree species, the interval between waterings should be as follows, so that the soil in the pot has time to dry out at a depth of 2-3 cm. From April to the end of September watering ficuses, especially large-leaved, sheet plates which evaporate a lot of moisture, maybe a little more plentiful.

From spring to autumn, top dressing is useful for ficuses. It is advisable to hold them once every two weeks.. It is best to alternate mineral and organic fertilizers. Such a "diet" will ensure the growth of the ficus and will promote the active formation of new foliage..

In winter, you can refuse feeding, they are useless. With a decrease in daylight hours, plant growth stops, the root system absorbs few nutrients.

FICUS TRANSFERS

During the first 4-5 years old young ficus requires annual transplants. The new pot should not be too spacious, just a couple of centimeters larger than the previous one.

Best time to transplant – the beginning of active plant growth, which falls in the first decade of April. If you need to urgently change the container at another time of the year, then the ficus is carefully transferred into a new pot, trying not to damage the root system and preserve the earth ball as much as possible. New soil is poured along the edges of the pot and the top layer is changed.

From the age of five plants the frequency of transplants – times in 3-4 of the year. Large specimens, growing in tubs, better not to disturb. It is enough to change the topsoil from time to time.

WINTER HOME PHYCUS CARE

For wintering, the vast majority of domestic ficuses do not need special conditions. (an exception – link, or figs, which requires a lower dormant temperature for fruiting).

If in summer ficuses tolerate temperatures from 25 ° to 30 °, then in winter the range of 18-20 ° is comfortable for them, which is quite easy to provide at home. But if the temperature column drops below 16 (and for variegated forms – below 18 °), will the plant stop, and its roots will begin to die away.

In winter, you need to protect ficuses from drafts., which are also fraught with shedding leaves. Too dry air is desirable to humidify, but ficuses are not so demanding for high humidity conditions, like houseplants, originating from subtropical regions.

In winter, ficus can lose a little more leaves., than usual. This is considered the norm., if leaves fall from the bottom of the branches. If more 30% foliage, then ficus, likely, additional lighting required.

GREAT VIRUS

Breeders achieve an interesting variegated color of ficus leaves, introducing an artificial virus into the plant, color-changing sheet plates. Variegated varieties are not considered sick. But they can "infect" with the variegation of their fellows with completely green foliage, if you do not wash the knife or pruner after trimming.

The darker the leaves of the ficus, the easier it tolerates the lack of lighting.

WHAT FICUS TO CHOOSE FOR GROWING IN HOME CONDITIONS?

The variety of species and varieties of ficus is amazing. These plants are sometimes so different, that it is hard to believe in their relationship. There are as compact specimens, able to decorate the desktop, so huge, with spreading crowns, for spacious living rooms and winter gardens. Plants differ in the shape and color of leaves and trunks, growing conditions, new variegated forms appear. From such a magnificent assortment, every florist can choose a suitable ficus for himself.

TYPES OF DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC PHICUSES

Ficuses belong to the mulberry family, their genus includes more 1000 plants. Therefore, for convenience, flower growers conditionally divided all ficuses into three groups: treelike, shrub and ampelous. The first, as the name suggests, when grown at home, they take the form of a small tree.

The central lignified stem of the plant branches out and gives additional roots – adventitious and air. Typical tree-like ficuses – dull, Bengal, small-fruited. Ampelous ficuses have no central stem, thin long shoots grow instead, hanging down. This group includes dwarf ficus, f. creeping, f. mountain.

Shrub ficuses can have as one, and several trunks, from which branching or erect shoots grow. This is the largest group, which includes as tall, and undersized ficuses: Benjamin, Benedict, deltoid, rubbery.

Ficus Benjamin (Ficus benjamina) – one of the most popular species in room culture. Homeland of the plant – rainforests of Southeast Asia. Leaves long 5-10 cm and width 2-5 cm, regular, oval-ovoid, leathery, shiny, dark green, have a drawn bluntly pointed tip. The color of the bark can be from reddish brown to light gray.

The plant is unpretentious, but in low light it loses the lower branches, and they are no longer restored, since the kidneys in this part of the trunk do not awaken. Reacts well to mineral and organic feed, prefers moderate watering and is responsive to regular spraying of the crown.

Ficus Benjamina has many varieties with small and variegated leaves.: light-requiring Starlights with curved bright green leaves with a wide white stripe, small-leaved Kinky with light green leaves with cream edging, Golden King leaves have a corrugated edge 1 lemon yellowish.

Dull ficus (Ficus retusa) native to Southeast Asia belongs to one of the most unpretentious species. Forms thin aerial roots, which, as they grow, begin to twine around branches or descend to the ground. Annual growth no more 7 cm, and the maximum height when grown indoors is about 70 cm.

Foliage color dark green, it is located along the trunk in a spiral manner. Leaves are smooth, oval, with a short pointed tip, up to 10 cm and width 4-5 cm. With regular pruning (2-3 times – from March to August) their size decreases markedly. Bark color ranges from light – to dark brown.

An interesting variegated variety of ficus dulled mutabilis. In the leaves of the plant (mostly in the lower part of the crown) almost completely no green pigment, due to which they have a yellow color.

Small-fruited ficus (Ficus microcarpa) from Southeast Asia has relatively fast growth. Oval-elliptical leaves, pointed tip, up to 15 cm and a width of about 7 cm, dark green, located on shoots very often. The bark of the plant is smooth, greyish brown, thickened trunk.

Over time, the roots of the small-fruited ficus become bare, rising above the ground and taking bizarre shapes. When grown indoors, no flowering is observed, but in nature, ficus forms small brownish inflorescences and berry-like fruits.

The plant loves high humidity and regular spraying..

Ficus triangular (figs triangularía) originates from the humid tropics of Africa. The leaves are triangular, upper part of the leaf plate dark green, bottom – lighter, gray-green. The width of the leaves slightly exceeds their length and is about 8 cm.

The plant is thermophilic, quickly grows a crown at a relatively low growth rate of the trunk. Usually, already in the second year of cultivation, the triangular ficus forms light green spherical inflorescences.

Variegated varieties Natalie Trinova and White Margin outwardly differ in patterns on leaf plates.

Ficus deltoid (Ficus Deltoidea), which is home to the Malay Archipelago, has branching, often twisting shoots and unusual shaped leaves – triangular with rounded edges. The leaf expands to the tip, light streaks and small dots are visible on its plate. The bark of the plant is gray-brown.

Begins to bear fruit from an early age with greenish-brown "mountains of tires", outwardly similar to olives.

Boxwood ficus (Ficus buxifolia), originating from Zaire, has small, dark green leaves with a blunt top, boxwood foliage. Dark brown bark covers the trunk and branches of this evergreen.

In the axils of the leaves, numerous pink globular inflorescences are formed, from which later reddish-brown seedlings of small size are formed. Prefers high humidity.

Willow ficus (Ficus salicifolia) originated from South America.

Features long (to 15 cm), narrow, g lanceolate leaves with a leathery surface and a powerful trunk. Bark color from light gray to gray-brown.

The plant is very thermophilic, reacts to sudden temperature fluctuations by dropping leaves. The willow ficus has variegated forms.

Ficus Binnendijka (F. inner dikeii) often mistaken for a variety of willow ficus, but according to the classification, this plant belongs to a separate species. It comes from Southeast Asia. Leaves, as well as willow ficus, lanceolate, narrow, but longer – to 30 cm. Young foliage, formed at the tops of branches, twisted in the form of tubes. The upper surface of the sheet plate is shiny, dark green with a yellow-green median vein, the reverse side of the sheet is matte.

In room culture, it can reach up to 1, 5 m, growth rate is high. The color of the bark of young plants is light green, later, its surface turns dark brown, and in fairly mature ficuses it changes to light gray with small white strokes.

Amstel Gold variety is distinguished by variegated leaves, the color of which is dark green and light green tones, Besides, leaf plates are decorated with a pattern of green spots of various shapes.

Ficus lyre (Ficus lyrata) got its name from the leaves, shaped like this musical instrument. Comes from African rainforests, where can reach up to 30 m in height. In the conditions of the room, this is a small tree (maximum height 2-2, 5 m) with a relatively thick trunk and spirally arranged leaves, which are oval in shape with an extension towards the tip and a wavy edge.

The plant may require additional lighting in winter. Miniature variety Bambino reaches a height of about 0, 5 m, while the leaves are about 15 cm.

Ficus bengal (Ficus benghalensis), native to India and Sri Lanka, differs in the formation of many aerial roots, which go down and close the central barrel.

Deep green oval leaves, dense, skin, 10-25 cm long and about 6-8 cm, rounded at the base and have sharp tips. Veins are clearly visible on the leaf plates. The bark is grayish brown. At home, the maximum plant height can reach 3 m.

The Krishna variety is interesting for its funnel-shaped leaves with accrete edges., resembling pockets. The Adri variety is distinguished by small white dots on the leaf plate.

Dwarf ficus (Ficus pumila) naturally occurs in the forests of Taiwan, Japan, China, Vietnam. Thin ligneous shoots strongly branch and spread along the ground or rise up, clinging to the support with aerial roots. Variegated leaves, green-white, rounded or heart-shaped, can be up to 7 cm. Forms pale green inflorescences, from which orange fruits are then formed. But in indoor conditions it blooms very rarely and is usually grown as an ampelous plant.. With frequent spraying, air roots grow in large quantities in the dwarf ficus.

The most popular varieties of White Sunny with a white border on the leaves and light cream spots scattered on the leaf plate.

CUTTING AND SHAPING FICUS: Do you want – BALL, DO YOU WANT – PYRAMID

Over time, without additional pruning, in most ficuses, the lower branches can lose some of the leaves., and the base of the tree will be ugly bare. And some examples, if they are not formed in any way, and do turn into long expressionless "wicks". To maintain the decorative appearance of the plant, will have to take the secateurs.

A spherical crown is more conveniently formed on small-leaved species and varieties of ficus

Achieve the branching of the ficus cactus plant

CUTTING AND SHAPING FICUS BENJAMIN

Under favorable conditions it develops rather quickly and branches well.. Formation in a natural style is suitable for this plant.. At the selected height, it will be enough to pinch the central shoot, then more power will start to flow to the side. In the future, you need to annually shorten all large side branches., at the same time, it is recommended to cut more strongly those, what are higher up the trunk, and they, that develop faster than others.

Another Natural Shape for Benjamin Ficus – bush. If only one plant grows in a pot, then the central shoot is completely removed from it (only a short stump with two or three branches should remain). As it grows, each branch is shortened several more times., to form a symmetrical spherical crown without the main trunk. In the future, such a crown can be given a different shape. – pyramids, a cube or some shape.

FICUS RUBBER AND LYRATE

They grow fast, but poorly branched. In addition, over time, the lower leaves begin to lose. But these are ideal plants for forming a straight stem.. When the ficus reaches a height of about 1, 5 m (usually it takes 3-4 of the year), you need to cut the central shoot on 30-50 cm. This is done in the spring.

Side shoots will begin to emerge from the axillary buds, which through 1, 5-2 years will form strong skeletal branches. If you shorten them about once a year, you get a well-branched tree.

FICUS BLANKED

With skillful pruning, this plant with thick bulbous roots can mimic bonsai. the main thing – prevent, to make its branches stretch out, turning into unattractive rare panicles.

To prevent this from happening, it will be necessary to shorten the side shoots every year. Trimming must be carried out taking into account the proportions: aerial roots should be about one part of the height of the ficus, and the branches – two.

COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL FICUS CUT

1. First, decide on the final height of the ficus: will it be a compact tree for a desktop or windowsill or a large interior specimen.
2. Pruning should be done in spring, with the beginning of plant growth.

An exception – ficus benjamin, dull and willow, which, in adulthood, can sometimes be re-pruned in mid-summer.

3. Pruning cannot be done with scissors – they crush the tissues of branches and trunk.

It is more convenient to shorten thick branches with a pruner, a sharp blade will do well with thin.

4. Slices with a diameter greater 1, 5 see it is recommended to sprinkle with activated charcoal or treat with garden varnish.

Much is permissible with ficuses. for example, create the illusion of an old tree, braiding thin stems with a pigtail, form bizarre figures from the crown, grow in bonsai technique.

DISEASES AND PESTS OF HOUSEHOLD PHICUS

All parts of ficus contain milky juice, which in its pure form is considered poisonous to humans and animals, but it is successfully used in traditional medicine. However, this juice is not able to protect the plant from insect pests., and under unfavorable conditions, ficus can easily become their target.

SPIDER MITE

His presence is evidenced by a thin cobweb, emerging on leaves or internodes. Ficuses are usually vulnerable to the pest., which are kept in conditions of insufficient humidity.

If traces of an insect are found, immediately rinse the plant under the shower, the water should be warm – about 30 °. Such "water procedures" will need to be carried out several times at intervals 5-7 days.

If the size of the crown allows, then you can put a transparent plastic bag on the ficus for several hours, creating conditions for a mini-greenhouse. If these methods do not completely get rid of the spider mite, then you will have to use insecticidal preparations.

MEALYBUG

The "tricks" of this pest are clearly visible already at the initial stages: white lumps form on the back of the leaf or in internodes, resembling pieces of cotton wool.

If there are few such formations, then you can get rid of the worm, rubbing the leaf plates with calendula tincture (100 g dry flowers per 1 l of water) or garlic (4-5 teeth on 0, 5 l of water). The pest is also harvested by hand – in length it reaches about 0, 5 cm, but usually it is impossible to remove all insects at one time, the mealybug can hide.

The most effective insecticidal drugs are, containing dimethoate, parathion and diazinon.

SHIELD

Most often, ficuses affect the oyster, brown and apple scale insects. But it doesn't make sense to understand the insect., any of them causes great damage to the plant.

Adult females and larvae feed on ficus juice, piercing its leaves and young shoots with proboscis. With a strong spread, insects can also capture branches, barked. Scabbards do not attack roots, but can hide in the topsoil. Usually the pest is clearly visible, when the plant is already badly damaged.

In the initial stages of damage, foliage begins to lose its rich color., then the leaves fall, whole branches can be exposed. Young scale insects (light beige or brownish color) settle on the underside of the sheet plate.

You can remove them with a cloth, soaked in soapy water, or a soft toothbrush, in this case, be sure to walk along the edge of the pot, as due to one remaining egg, a new pest colony may appear soon. This method is more suitable for ficuses with a small number of large leaves.. Small-leaved species, likely, will have to be treated with systemic insecticides (biological products for the fight against scabies are ineffective).

WHAT ARE THE FICUS LEAVES TALKING ABOUT?

Outwardly healthy ficus massively loses its leaves. What could be the reason? This is often observed when rearranging a plant to a new location.. It will take some time for the ficus to adapt to the changed conditions., usually about a month. Also, watering with cold water leads to a massive loss of foliage.. The optimum water temperature for ficus is 28-30 °. Even she should be warm.

Besides, ficus sheds foliage when the soil is hypothermic, when the plant pot is on a cold windowsill or tiled floor. If there is no way to rearrange the ficus to another place, then you need to use a stand, eg, from foam, wood or plywood.

Why do ficus leaves lose turgor?? Loss of turgor is usually associated with dry air. To provide ambulance to ficus, the crown is covered with a transparent cap

plastic film – to create a humid microclimate around it. The plant is ventilated daily for half an hour., taking off the cap, then the crown is sprayed again and covered with foil.

For what reason brown spots appear on the foliage of the ficus, the edges of the leaves turn yellow? Extensive brown spots on the leaves appear as a result of regular waterlogging of the plant. You need to dry the earthen lump, loose topsoil, and establish a watering regime.

With a strong flood, transplanting with a complete replacement of the soil substrate will help to save the plant. During transplantation, rotten roots are removed, and the places of the cut are powdered with crushed coal.

Why is the ficus foliage becoming smaller? Likely, the plant lacks nutrition, the soil is depleted and the ficus needs a transplant. A layer of drainage material is laid on the bottom of the pot, and soil substrate is poured on top – either ready, specially prepared for ficuses, or leafy earth, peat and humus (2:1:1).

The pot shouldn't be too big. Ficuses grow well, when the size of the planting container is only slightly larger than the size of their root system.

Why leaves curl on ficus? Most often, curling of leaves is associated with drafts.. Important, so that when ventilating the room, the ficus does not fall under the currents of cold air

Ficus leaves lose their variegated color and turn green. What could be the reason? Variegated plant forms require more sunlight. Due to its lack, foliage turns green. This is the main and most common reason. But also the reason for the loss of motley color can be an excess of nitrogen., excessive and regular use of fertilizers, containing organic.

EMPTY ROOTS

For most ficuses, the formation of aerial roots – norm, imperative. Some types of plants entwine their roots around trees, climbing up, while others form powerful "legs", which serve them as additional supports. People have learned to benefit from this feature of the ficus.

Ficus suspension bridges appeared in India many years ago. The exact date of their construction is unknown., European travelers first walked through such an unusual structure in the middle of the 19th century. The tradition of creating "living" bridges has survived to this day. The longest (more 50 m) and the famous ferry is in the east of India. There are other similar bridges and even a tribune for spectators., built of roots. For "construction" rubber-bearing ficus is used, whose roots are thrown to the other side, where they grow into the ground and gain strength.

At home, aerial roots of rubbery ficus appear infrequently and they, sure, not as powerful as naturally growing 30-meter trees. But if the roots did appear, don't delete them, direct to the ground, so that the plant can receive additional nutrition.

© Author: Nina Vershinina

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FICUS CARE AT HOME – FLOWER TIPS AND REVIEWS

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ETERNAL GREEN FICUS BENJAMIN – LEADER IN THE GREEN RACE

Benjamin's evergreen ficus does not sleep in winter. He slumbers, gaining strength, to "start" at the beginning of March and bypass all the house flowers in the race to grow the most beautiful foliage. It's time to help the pet: "Tasty" to feed, water generously, cut slightly, to pass… And if you need to propagate a plant, we will show you the most reliable way. We will grow a spectacular bush or tree?

CARE SECRETS

Lighting

Bright, scattered. With a lack of light, the leaves turn yellow and fall off.

Temperature

In summer - +25-28 city., in winter - not lower +15 city.

Watering

Moderate, after the top layer of soil has dried.

Reduce in winter.

Spraying

In heat and dry air - frequent, soft warm water.

Top dressing

From spring to autumn, once a 2 weeks of fertilizer for ornamental plants. In winter - once a month with a half dose.

© Author: Margarita BATISHTE, gardener, r. Tver

A neat bush for one-two

Ficus Benjamin knows how to form a beautiful dense bush itself. You just need to help him a little with this. And it is advisable to start pruning from an early age..

Pruning ficus shoots in spring, I make a cut over the kidney. If the branch is thin, then I hold the secateurs straight, and if thick - obliquely.

I pinch the main shoot of the ficus at a height 10-20 cm. If the plant has large and large leaves, then there should be at least 5-6.

Side shoots longer than 10 see pinching. Slice - above the kidney, which looks out.

I sprinkle all fresh cuts with crushed coal, but before that, I blot the released milky juice with a napkin.

If the bush has already grown and turned out to be thickened, then I remove some of the branches, especially those, who look inside the crown.

For uniform and rapid growth of shoots, I periodically turn the ficus to the window in different directions.

© Author: Elena KLYUEVA, florist, r. Smolensk

FIKUS BENJAMINA FROM "RIGGERS"

Often write, that Benjamin's ficus can be propagated by apical cuttings. In fact - by any! Even the most unsightly "trim" after a spring haircut will do. Main condition: there must be at least three leaves on the handle.

WORKING MOMENTS

I cut at an angle, to make it easier for the escape to absorb moisture.

I wash it off the milky juice with warm water, I dry it and make a cruciform notch for faster emergence of roots.

I put the stalk in a container with water and an activated carbon tablet (against decay). Through 3-4 for weeks in a warm, shaded place, the twig takes root. They are strong enough, therefore, the cutting can be immediately planted in the ground.

I make up a soil mixture from ready-made peat soil for ficus and sand (2:1). Carefully deepen the stalk and lightly press down with soil. I spray the leaves, I water the ground.

The first week I cover the seedling with a plastic cap or a jar to keep the humidity and temperature higher +24 city. Then I gradually accustom to indoor conditions.

© Author: Daria AKULICH, r. Chernihiv. Photo by Irina OPASHNYUK

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FICUS BOISE (FICUS)

Ficus goblet-leafed (ficus lyrata) - cute, the easiest to care for, but still a rare plant. This long-liver is intensively developing in indoor conditions for the first 5 years old, then stops growing abruptly (or the annual growth is only a few centimeters). This is the absolute norm for this species.. In addition, such factors can also affect, like the tightness of a pot, lack of power or lighting (need a bright diffused), pest attack.

CORRECT DRAINAGE

So that water does not accumulate in the roots, swampy ground, which later quickly turns sour, it is necessary to ensure proper drainage of the ficus. It consists of two layers of equal height: expanded clay and coarse river sand.

При пересадке объем свежедобавляемого грунта должен быть строго равен половине от уже имеющегося.

Irrigation nuances

After transshipment, the ficus is not watered for a week, otherwise, when moisture gets on the microtrauma of the roots, rotting will begin. It is advisable to spray the plant with "Fitolavin" for the first time - 2 ml of 1 l of water, to avoid putrefactive processes. If foliage wilted after watering, greenhouse needed, until the roots begin to work independently and the turgor is restored.

In the future, to prevent decay of the root system, periods of drought should be arranged., alternating the complete drying of the earthen coma and abundant watering. By the way, it is safer to keep such a ficus with a lack of moisture, than surplus.

THE RESULT WONDER

Ficus, loving extremes in watering, even a shower needs a contrast: change hot (while the hand suffers) cold water and vice versa. He likes bathing and spraying. The plant is fed with fertilizers with a predominance of nitrogen, alternating organic and mineral. The flower is not indifferent to succinic acid (1 tab. on 1 l of water) and "chifiru" (1 Art. strong tea without tea leaves and sugar). Result after using them (at choice) once a month - huge glossy leaves and good growth.

© Author: Lilia MALTSEVA, agrochemist, collector, r. Novy Oskol

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WE PLACE THE FICUS AT HOME WITH BENEFITS

In the bedroom. Ficus does not have a strong odor, therefore does not interfere with a healthy and sound sleep. Placed at the head of the bed strengthens the marriage bond. Brings novelty to the relationship of spouses, lived together for many years. Childless families are given hope for the appearance of an heir, only you need to grow a flower from a small process.

In the living room. The plant absorbs negative energy, therefore, in the room with him there is always a calm and comfortable atmosphere. To cleanse the accumulated negativity, the ficus should be washed regularly under a cool shower.. In the summer it is useful to take out to fresh air, protecting from direct rays.

In the nursery. Since the juice of the flower is poisonous, it is undesirable to place it in the room of small children. But for teenagers, the plant is a complete benefit.. It normalizes mood swings, soothes.

In the office. juicy, dark green, large ficus foliage pacifies, and its strict outlines tune in to the working mood. The plant helps to improve oratory skills and increase self-confidence.. Capable of absorbing harmful computer radiation.

In the corridor. The flower protects the house from the evil eye, so the place opposite the front door is justified. Enhance the effect of a mirror located behind the plant. In a room without windows, you need to take care of the backlight.

In the kitchen. Ficus cleans the air of dust and grease particles. true, Leaves will need to be wiped down more often.. Finding a plant in a place, where food is prepared, contributes to the well-being of households.

WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PUT FICUS?

• in the center of the room, otherwise large-measures will interfere with the free circulation of energy in the room;
• in the bathroom, because ficus is a symbol of wealth, and positive energy can go down the drain with water.

© Author: Irina CHUDAEVA. Art. scientific. line. Institute of Naturopathy, experienced florist, r. Moscow

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