Description
Make an eye catcher display in your outdoor and indoor spaces with an excellent Ficus panda plant.
Ficus is evergreen perennial tree in Moraceae family. This is rapidly growing, rounded, broad headed, evergreen tree with the glossy, dark green, leathery leaves are densely clothed and trunk is quite smooth, light grey in color.
Plant Specifications
Plant Height | 24 inch (61 cm) |
Plant Spread | 6 inch (15 cm) |
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name | Ficus Panda, Ficus truncata |
Maximum Reachable Height | It is a tree reaching 2 meters to 30 meters (98 ft) tall in natural conditions. Most people keep it as indoor for 2 to 3 yea |
Bloom Time | The flowers are inconspicuous. |
Difficulty Level | Easy to medium |
Planting and care
Cold drafts from windows or doors will harm them, so make sure to place them somewhere where drafts will not be an issue. Losing its leaves is the most common problems with ficus plants. If your ficus is losing its leaves, go through the checklist of proper ficus tree care and correct anything that you find wrong.
Ficus Panda care
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Temperature | Ficus trees also cannot tolerate low temperatures or drafts. They need to be kept in temperatures above 60 degrees F(16 degrees C) and actually prefer temperatures above 70 degrees F (21 degrees C). |
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Ficus Panda uses
Ornamental Use:
- Ficus trees can maintain their tree like shape regardless of their size, so this makes them ideal for bonsai or for massive houseplants in large spaces
Culinary Use:
- The common fig (Ficus carica) is cultivated for its pear-shaped, edible fruits, which are really hollow fleshy receptacles (syconia) containing hundreds of male and female flowers