Acquired a charming green plant called ficus, and he after some time began to get rid of unnecessary, in his opinion, "details"? What is the reason for this ugly behavior of the flower, why does the ficus shed its leaves? To answer this question, you first need to find out what kind of ficus has settled at your house.
Why does the ficus Ali drop leaves and what to do about it?
Of course, it is better to first read the description of a houseplant that you want to settle in your house, prepare a place for it in accordance with the recommendations, and only then get yourself a green pet. But this does not always happen, often we first buy the flower you like, or they give it to us, and then a hurried search of information begins, what kind of charm is this and how to raise it. If your option is second, then rather read what is called your green pet. Found the name of the ficus on the label? Is it by any chance the ficus of Ali, Viandi or Carica? The fact is that these are the most common varieties of deciduous ficus. Approximately in November, they begin to dump the leaves, not all of course, but a significant part, up to about 30% of the total number of leaves can lose this plant in winter. The phenomenon of leaf fall for these ficuses is normal, and one should not worry if it is within the norm. Therefore, no hasty measures should not be taken, it is enough just to look after the ficus properly. Namely, a little watering and reduce the frequency of fertilizer application - it will be enough once a month.
And why does Kinky's ficus shed its leaves?
You found out your ficus is not deciduous, for example, Natasha, Kinki, Elastika and he sheds leaves. By the way, if you have bonsai ficus, then also look for the name of the variety, because bonsai is the name of the way of decorative design of plants, and not the naming of the species of ficus. Of course, deciduous varieties for bonsai trees are used infrequently, but it will not hurt to check.
So, for example, you are the lucky owner of the rubber-figged ficus (Elastika) and can not understand why he sheds leaves. Let's look at the reasons that can cause such behavior. At once it is necessary to say that Elastika is chosen by example, as this ficus is one of the most capricious, for all other varieties all the reasons given below are also valid.
- Ficus suffers from cold or draft. All varieties of ficus negatively refer to drafts, and Elasticity can not stand them. It is worth the extraneous breeze to touch the leaves a little, as this hawk begins to get rid of the green hair. As for the temperature of the content, it should not drop below 18 ° C. If this is the case, the ficus also starts to discard the leaves. By the way, the cause of leaf fall can be even a brief hypothermia, for example, while you were carrying it on a cold street in a car from the store. What to do in this case? Eliminate the cause of the flower's dissatisfaction, but not by rearranging it to another place.
- Yes, yes, rearranging the ficus is also not recommended, sometimes even a slight twist of the plant can cause a leaf fall. Therefore, if the leaves began to crumble immediately after moving from the store to your home, then perhaps, so the ficus so reacts to the stress caused by a change in the conditions of detention.
- Ficus can begin to lose foliage and from lack of lighting or from direct sunlight. The ideal place for him is bright, but protected from the active sun. If your green-eyed friend is in the shadows, then you need to try to give him more light by removing the curtain (if it is interfering with it) or by lighting up a special phytolamp.
- And of course, the flower is very sensitive to its hydration. Little moisture give the pet - get discarded leaves. Pour an unfortunate flower, too, be ready to observe the bald stalk. And God forbid you to water the ficus with cold water, this flower does not like such a disregard and will start throwing down foliage.