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Ficus Ginseng
Ficus Ginseng
An easy starter bonsai with thick, sculptural roots and glossy leaves, in a 15cm grow pot.
- Easy care
- Bright indirect light
- When the soil dries
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 15cm grow pot
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Ficus Ginseng
R 342.00
About this plant
About this plant
Ficus Ginseng
Also known as Ficus retusa and Ficus microcarpa.
Perfect start to your Bonsai collection.
Requires bright indirect sunlight.
Water once every 2-3 weeks. Water as soon as the soil dries out. Do not let the pot sit in water.
Enjoys humidity between high indirect sunlight.
Note: Keep out of reach of pets and children. Toxic
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
A ready-made bonsai with sculptural roots
Ficus microcarpa 'Ginseng' (also sold as Ficus retusa) · also known as Ficus ginseng, ginseng fig, bonsai fig
Native to South and Southeast Asia to Australia (species)
A fig grown for its swollen, sculptural roots topped with a compact crown of glossy leaves. It's one of the easiest ways to start a bonsai collection.
- A Ficus Ginseng in a 15cm grow pot: a perfect first bonsai with its chunky, sculptural roots.
- Glossy, oval leaves sit on a compact crown above the thick root base.
- Forgiving indoors: water as soon as the soil dries out and never let the pot sit in water.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright, indirect light near an east-facing window or a little back from a north-facing one. Keep it away from heaters and cold drafts.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- When the soil dries
- Humidity
- Moderate to high
- Temperature
- 15 to 28°C, no frost
- Soil
- Free-draining mix
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Slow
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in bright, indirect light and keep it in the same spot: figs dislike being moved.
- Water as soon as the soil dries out, then empty the saucer.
- Trim new shoots back to 2 or 3 leaves to keep the bonsai shape.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Leaves drop suddenlyA change in spot or a cold draft. Keep it somewhere steady and bright.
- Yellow leaves, damp soilToo much water. Let the soil dry before watering again.
- Sticky leaves or tiny bumpsScale insects. Wipe them off and treat with an insecticidal soap.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A plant in a 15cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Do I need to know bonsai to keep it?
Do I need to know bonsai to keep it?
No, it's a forgiving starter. Simple trimming keeps it compact.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it is toxic if eaten.
Packed to arrive alive
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