Alii Fig Bush
Alii Fig Bush
Alii Fig Bush
Alii Fig Bush
Alii Fig Bush
Alii Fig Bush

Alii Fig Bush

Ficus Binnendijkii 'Alii'
£95.00
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Pot Size

Fits Decorative Pot Opening: 28cm+

Location: Bright Indirect Light

These bushes have a naturally lose and open look. Slender leaves gracefully float from central trained stems.

Medium
Height (Including pot): 140-150cm
Nursery Potsize (Diameter): ø27cm
Decorative Pot Required (Opening):28cm+

Large
Height (Including pot): 170-190cm 
Nursery Potsize (Diameter): ø30cm
Decorative Pot Required (Opening):


For no fuss or mess you can put the plant in the growing pot it arrives in straight inside a decorative one. This also allows allows excess water to be drained after watering.

For a good fit the opening (not diameter) and height of the new decorative pot need to be several centimetres greater than the current growing pot.

Remember to take into account tapering, as the internal height of a pot will be measured from the centre to the top but the sides will taper in on a rounded pot.


Nursery Pot Diameter Minimum Decorative Pot Opening Required

⌀17cm

18-19cm

⌀20cm

21-22cm

⌀25cm

25-26cm
⌀28cm 

29-30cm

⌀33cm

34-35cm

⌀35cm

37-39cm
⌀40cm 41-42cm
⌀45cm 46-47cm
⌀50cm 51-52cm
⌀55cm 56-57cm
⌀60cm 61-62cm

 

For a seamless finish where the plant is potted into the decorative pot, liners are available to prevent water leaking and the pot from damage.

We also offer a potting service. 

Add our potting service (indoor / outdoor) to your order when buying a plant and pot together and our expert team will deliver your plant potted.
Indoor plants will be potted with a liner, in-built water reservoir and gauge and a decorative toping of your choice, giving a professional finish but also making care easier.
Our outdoor potting service includes soil and a decorative topping.
For potting in pots not purchased from us, please contact us for a quotation.

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Space

Indoors

Light Conditions

Bright Indirect Light

Watering

Allow the soil to dry out between watering. Water less in winter.

Temperature

Minimum temperature of 12°C.

Feeding

Use a houseplant feed in the growing season (spring and summer)

Top Tip

Keep the leaves clean of dust to facilitate more light transmission and air purification.

Ficus Binnendijkii 'Alii'

Alii Fig Bush

Known as the banana leaf fig-for its long slender fig leaves. This bush has a very natural look as the leaves shoot off gracefully in different directions.

This ficus, like most others is happiest situated in indirect bright light. It is happy in most rooms, with a minimum temperature of 12°C. It does not like draughts and this can cause the leaves to drop.

Alii Fig Bush

Need to know

This ficus, like most others is happiest situated in indirect bright light. It is happy in most rooms, with a minimum temperature of 12°C. It does not like draughts and this can cause the leaves to drop.

Allow the top two inches of soil to dry out between waterings. Apply a general purpose houseplant feed like in the summer months. Reduce watering in winter.

The leaves benefit from a mist from time to time to remove dust.

Known as the banana leaf fig-for its long slender fig leaves. This bush has a very natural look as the leaves shoot off gracefully in different directions.

Best space & place
This ficus, like most others is happiest situated in indirect bright light. It is happy in most rooms, with a minimum temperature of 12°C. It does not like draughts and this can cause the leaves to drop.

When to water & feed
Allow the top two inches of soil to dry out between waterings. Apply a general purpose houseplant feed like in the summer months. Reduce watering in winter.

Need to know
The leaves benefit from a mist from time to time to remove dust, facilitate more light transmission, and keep looking glossy. They can lose leaves when settling in but they are soon replaced. 

Pollutant Absorption Credentials
The Weeping Fig has been shown to help remove formaldehyde and Xylene from the air which can be given off by building materials, synthetic fabrics, and some paints and varnishes, making it ideal for those who have recently decorated.

Read full care guide.

Size Information:

Height (Including pot):  140-150cm 170-190cm
Nursery Potsize (Diameter):  ø27cm  ø30cm
Decorative Pot Required (Opening): 28cm+ 31cm+

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