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Ficus are named the cult-favorite houseplants of 2026 by industry experts

Discover houseplant of the year 2026. the National Garden Bureau reveal ficus to be the next 'it' plant. There's a type for ...
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I made these 3 changes to save my variegated rubber plant from losing all of its foliage – here's how you can stop leaf drop, too

Collecting unique houseplants is one of my favorite hobbies and Ficus Elastica 'Tineke', or variegated rubber plant, is one I wanted for a very long time. It's has the most beautiful creamy colours ...
Los Angeles Times

Finicky foliage

For 15 years Nancy Borun has been growing gold-and-green abutilon, green-and-white beech, spattered geranium, splashed ivy, striped bamboo. It hasn’t always been easy. Variegated plants, which have ...
Daily Monitor

Two trees to consider this March

Are you too busy to tinker around your garden, but need a mature one? Then you will need fast-growing, maintenance-free trees. Hakim Babara, a Gardening Consultant, recommends the Variegated Ficus ...
Orlando Sentinel

FICUS TRUNKS FUSE WITH PROPER CARE

QUESTION: I recently braided three young variegated Ficus Benjaminas into one plaited trunk. There are little spaces between; will the individual stems grow together? ANSWER: Yes. Ficus stems have the ...