Ficus Safari, Ficus benjamina - Plant

Ficus Safari is wonderful and incredibly rewarding plants with attractive foliage.
These tropical plants generally have thick stems and fleshy, variegated leaves. Gardeners value this small, compact plant for its thick, variegated foliage, and ease of care. It has broad elongated leaves. The leaf has irregular yellowish-white edges, with shades of green sections in the center. Leaf size is largest on young plants. Ficus plants range from large trees to woody shrubs.

Plant Specifications

Plant Spread
6 inch (15 cm)
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

• Common Name: Ficus Safari
• Maximum Reachable Height: Up to 20 m
• Bloom Time: NA
• Difficulty Level: Easy to grow

Planting and care

Extremely dry soil causes baby rubber plant to drop its leaves, while consistently wet soil may cause root or stem rot. Water only when the soil becomes dry, usually about once every 10 to 14 days for indoor plants and once every week for outdoor plants. The plant requires re-potting only once every 2 or 3 years. Ficus Safari careCut below the thinner parts, just above the thick part of the branches. Cut right above leaf nodes. Try to prune the overall size of the plant. Everywhere you prune, new branches will spring up. Always keep few sets of leaves, at least, so it can continue to make food for itself and re-grow.

This Ficus can keep under the indoor condition where the direct sunlight is available.

• Sunlight: Full to partial sunlight
• Watering: Moderately
• Soil: Well-drain sandy loam soil
• Temperature: 25 to 35 degree C
• Fertilizer: Liquid fertilizer on a monthly basis between spring and summer.

Ficus Safari special featureFoliageFicus Safari uses
Ornamental Use:
Used as an ornamental plant