As long as they are not in a closed up closet, they are getting indirect light. You don't want to put a ficus tree in too much light.
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As long as they are not in a closed up closet, they are getting indirect light. You don't want to put a ficus tree in too much light.
I vote for big and fake. That way you can't kill it, just
dust it.
dust it.
Ficus trees have a tendency to drop there leaves. They're the frady cats of the tree world.
Seriously now;
We had a Ficus tree (Mrs Biff had in college) with us for almost 20 YEARS!!!!! We COULD NOT kill that thing; until last winter when we left it out for a few good days of sun and temp; and forgot about it when we had a three day freeze; now it is in Ficus heaven
We had a Ficus tree (Mrs Biff had in college) with us for almost 20 YEARS!!!!! We COULD NOT kill that thing; until last winter when we left it out for a few good days of sun and temp; and forgot about it when we had a three day freeze; now it is in Ficus heaven
Seriously now;
We had a Ficus tree (Mrs Biff had in college) with us for almost 20 YEARS!!!!! We COULD NOT kill that thing; until last winter when we left it out for a few good days of sun and temp; and forgot about it when we had a three day freeze; now it is in Ficus heaven
I had one grown from a cutting, until I moved, all of it's leaves dropped and it never came back.
I've had the best luck in low light with the monkey puzzle tree (containerized it doesn't get too big - but outdoors 80 to 100 feet tall??) Also called Bunya Bunya. A friend put me onto this years ago. BUT it is extremely sharp needled and takes up a wider space.
The family of Dracenas should work but you might want to give them a break from the low light now and then - rotate. (maybe the Janet Craig Dracena could tolerate the lower light for a longer period.) Or a standard Schefflera.
There are some cultivars of Ficus that will tolerate lower light than others. It's been too long for me to remember which without looking them up.
You might consider using a plant stand to raise the height of a trailing plant like heart-leaf ivy, pothos, cissus ..... I've done this in a couple places and been satisfied - especially if you can find one with some good long trails.
Remember to acclimate whatever you get gradually to its new low light environment, especially if it has come from a brighter greenhouse.
Good luck
The family of Dracenas should work but you might want to give them a break from the low light now and then - rotate. (maybe the Janet Craig Dracena could tolerate the lower light for a longer period.) Or a standard Schefflera.
There are some cultivars of Ficus that will tolerate lower light than others. It's been too long for me to remember which without looking them up.
You might consider using a plant stand to raise the height of a trailing plant like heart-leaf ivy, pothos, cissus ..... I've done this in a couple places and been satisfied - especially if you can find one with some good long trails.
Remember to acclimate whatever you get gradually to its new low light environment, especially if it has come from a brighter greenhouse.
Good luck
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