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Ficus Starlight
Ficus Starlight
A variegated weeping fig in a 15cm pot, with small cream-edged leaves.
- Easy care
- Bright indirect light
- When top 3cm is dry
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 15cm grow pot
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Ficus Starlight
R 135.00
About this plant
About this plant
Ficus Starlight
Also known as Ficus Benjamina Starlight, Variegated Weeping Fig
Easy houseplant to care for.
Bright indirect sunlight. No direct sunlight. Keep it in a room with temperatures that don't fluctuate to much from day to day,
Water once or twice a week. Do no let the soil dry out completely. Water when the top 3cm of soil has dried out. Do not let the pot sit in water that has drained in to the saucer as this will cause root rot.
Enjoys humidity between 50-80%.
Mist leaves regularly.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and pets. 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 weeping fig with cream-edged leaves
Ficus benjamina 'Starlight' · also known as Variegated weeping fig, Ficus benjamina Starlight
Native to South and Southeast Asia to northern Australia (species)
A variegated weeping fig with small, glossy leaves heavily edged in cream. It brightens a room and grows into an elegant indoor tree.
- A Ficus Starlight in a 15cm grow pot, a variegated form of the weeping fig.
- Small, glossy leaves with bright cream edges on gracefully arching branches.
- Easy care in a steady spot: bright indirect light and water when the top 3cm is dry.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright indirect light, out of direct sun, in a room where the temperature stays fairly steady. Keep it away from heaters, aircon and cold draughts.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- When top 3cm dry
- Humidity
- 50 to 80%
- Temperature
- 16 to 28°C, steady
- Soil
- Rich, free-draining
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Slow to moderate
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in bright indirect light, away from draughts, and leave it there to settle.
- Water once or twice a week when the top 3cm is dry; never let it dry out completely.
- Mist the leaves regularly and empty the saucer after watering.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Sudden leaf dropA move, a draught or a temperature swing. Keep it in one steady spot.
- Leaves losing their cream edgesToo little light. Move it somewhere brighter, out of direct sun.
- Yellow leaves, wet soilToo much water or a full saucer. Let it drain and water less.
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.
Why is it dropping leaves after arriving?
Why is it dropping leaves after arriving?
Weeping figs react to moves. Keep it in a bright, steady spot and it will settle and regrow.
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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