Home flower ficus: varieties and care

What do you need to create a cozy green corner in your house? Of course, choose for him the most interesting and beautiful plants! They can be rare, exotic or quite familiar and traditional. For example, domestic ficuses are worth your attention, the varieties are so diverse that they will certainly decorate any house. Their homeland - India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Himalayas. These plants are remarkable because they are unpretentious and will not bring much trouble to the flower growers. In nature there are more than eight hundred of their varieties. They all belong to the Tutov family. There are shrubs, trees and creepers. How rich the choice, you can judge by the counters of flower shops. And your house can decorate such types of ficuses that are amenable to the formation of the crown. Of these, wonderful living sculptures are obtained.

In order to get acquainted with what are the ficuses, varieties, names, consider them in more detail. It is popular such a variety of ficus, as Lyryvidny. This name he deserved through the form of dark green leaves. They are planted with light veins in the plant and reach a length of 50 cm. Benjamin's ficus is very beautiful. It has small, pointed leaves, which can have a variety of shapes and colors. Very interesting Banyan. For the plant, air roots become an additional support , which grow on the side branches. You can also mention the rubber-ficus and its subspecies: Variogata, Robusta.

All kinds and diversity of this plant can not be described in a small article. However, if you want your house to decorate the ficus, varieties and care for them the following are required. If your apartment is inhabited by its variegated or ampel forms, then they need a temperature of +12 to +20 ° C. These species love not only heat, but also light. Most other varieties can develop well in the shade. They do not tolerate drafts.

Ficus is very fond of moisture. Therefore, frequent irrigation is very important, especially during its growth, in the period from spring to autumn. But in all it is necessary to observe the measure. Do not leave excess water in the pan, otherwise the plant may rot root. Watering is reduced in the autumn and produced in winter only once in ten days. What is needed in order to successfully develop the ficus? Varieties and care for them suggest regular feeding. It is produced from the spring season and until September. Fit mineral or organic fertilizers (mullein, wood ash, litter, nettle infusion). They are introduced once in two weeks. Top dressing in winter is better to stop.

Do you have a young ficus growing? Varieties and care for them require a transplant every two years. This is done in order to update the soil. Adult plants do not need a transplant. The pot must be chosen small and cramped to contain the growth of the ficus. Transfer the plant to a new container with preservation of the earth coma, by the method of transshipment.

It all depends on what grade the ficus belongs to. Varieties and care require different. Hydroponics is suitable for many varieties. But for all species the best variant of a substrate is a mix of peat, sand, leaf and turf.