Ficus Benjamin - home care

Ficus Benjamin - the most popular kind of house plants, a short-stemmed tree, with thin, descending shoots with aerial roots. The leaf is dark green, long (about 10 cm), but there are also variegated forms.

Ficus is one of the most uncomfortable plants. Therefore, it is quite easy to look after him. In winter, the ficus feels well at a temperature of 16-18 degrees. In summer, the ficus is good at 18-23 degrees Celsius. Water should be plant abundantly - in summer, and in winter to reduce watering. In the event that Benjamin ficus stands close to radiators or a battery, it must be sprayed from the spray gun. The plant likes fresh air and will be grateful to you for airing the room. A bright place for the ficus of Benjamin is the best. However, intensive, direct sunlight can harm him. In spring, in the period of active growth, the ficus needs to be fed with fertilizers.

Ficus Benjamin: views from the photo

Species of the Benjamin ficus are often found in plant collections:

• Anastasia;

• Barok;

• Danielle;

• DeGantel;

• Exotica;

• Golden King;

• Natasja;

• Regidan;

• Starlight;

• Wiandi.

Each of the species has its aesthetic value - variegated, small-leaved and other species, so choosing it for the purpose of decorating the room is a matter of taste for every mistress. You can buy an adult plant or a young shoot from those who are engaged in breeding ficuses, and you can grow a full-fledged tree from the cuttings, and with due care you will get a beautiful house plant in a couple of years.

Allergy to Ficus Benjamin

Besides the mass of aesthetic and useful qualities, this plant can also negatively affect the atmosphere in the room. In particular, it is capable of causing an allergy, so before you start it in the house, you should make sure that no one living in it will do any harm.

Ficus Benjamin - diseases and pests

The second unpleasant consequence that can arise from the appearance of a new indoor flower is its susceptibility to diseases and pests. Many diseases, such as anthracnose, black mushroom, botrytis or brown rot, can be dangerous to other flowers, and the atmosphere in the house does not improve. The same applies to parasites. And they arise, mainly because of improper care.

Ficus Benjamin - signs and superstitions

People tend to look for patterns and influence of higher forces to explain certain events in their lives. A lot will accept and superstitions are associated with indoor flowers, so they did not pass around such a popular, easily multiplying and unpretentious plant, like Benjamin Ficus.

The language of flowers, that is, the attribution of special significance to them, originated and still enjoys great popularity in the eastern countries. For example, in China, this tree is considered an excellent gift to an elderly person, because it gives vitality, energy and prolongs life. And in Thailand, the plant is associated with luck and getting rid of evil spirits, so the Thais even used the image of the fig on the national flag. This all may seem to be simple superstitions, if you do not know that in the process of vital activity this plant actively cleans the air around itself not only from dust, but also from harmful impurities, including formaldehyde, ammonia and benzene. The reputation of the tree in the Slavic countries was somewhat different. During the time of the empire, it was almost an integral part of most houses, enjoyed great popularity among the nobility and well-off people. After the revolution, the plant was undeservedly attributed to the status of a survivor of the bourgeoisie, because of which the popular love for the ficus of Benjamin was noticeably cool.

And yet, tubs and pots with lush trees continued to adorn many residential and municipal premises in those days. The real oblivion of the plant came after the war, when someone tied the tree to the men who had not returned from the fighting. These flowers then stood in many houses, and the war affected every family, so superstition quickly spread across the country. Today, the popularity of the undeservedly forgotten house tree has returned to the houses, and modern landlords associate it with new signs:

• in a house where Benjamin Ficus grows, the relationship between family members improves, but the plant itself can be stressed because of quarrels and negatives, so pruning and transplanting should be done only in a good mood;
• if you put a pot of flowers in the kitchen, the house is waiting for abundance and prosperity;
• if the family really wants to add, it is worthwhile to install a pot of wood in the west of the bedroom; as soon as a new shoot will appear at the root, it is worthwhile to set it off and wait for pregnancy.

To believe or not in signs is a private matter for everyone. Although, if they bring only good news with them, then why not believe it?