The dream of every gardener is a beautiful evergreen plant, which will delight with its appearance all year round.
Most of all for this role is suitable ficus "Benjamin", a native of the tropics.
But before you give this tropical guest a permanent place of residence, it would be nice to find out what good or harm he can bring.
The benefits of ficus "Benjamin" for home
Ficus "Benjamin" for the house is very useful. One of the advantages of the flower, and perhaps the most significant, is its ability to clean and improve the air in the apartment.
Recently, in a wide variety of information sources they have been piping about the damage that modern building materials cause to human health.
Failure to comply with environmental standards in the manufacture of wallpaper, laminate, plastic windows and panels leads to the content, and subsequently to evaporation, of such harmful, toxic substances and compounds as formaldehyde, benzene, phenol, toluene, ethylbenzene.
One can only guess what a bunch of diseases can be obtained by breathing in these pairs daily.
You can solve the problem by buying fabulously expensive materials, but not everyone can afford it, nevertheless, there is a way out, and it is quite simple and cheap.
Many domestic plants have the ability to convert toxic substances into non-toxic and saturate the air in your home with oxygen.
And the most popular of them: Tradescantia, Chlorophytum, ivy and ... ficus "Benjamin".
So thanks to such talent Ficus benjamina It is possible to significantly improve the air quality in the house. But this is not its only advantage.
The beneficial effects of the flower
"Benjamin" is able to improve the energy in the apartment. absorb negative emotions and tune people in a friendly way.
Put it in the kitchen! Where else should a warm atmosphere reign? Of course in the place where the whole family is going.
Not only the ficus "Benjamin" has such properties, but also other varieties, such as: Small-leaved, Black Prince, Balsamine.
There is a belief that if a woman cannot become pregnant for a long time, you need to put this plant in the bedroom, take care of him as a child, groom and indulge (which, by the way, “Benjamin” is very fond of, since it is quite capricious and picky about caring) and after a while the woman begins to produce a special hormone, thanks to which the long-awaited event, pregnancy, occurs.
Believe it or not, everyone’s business, but if such a fairy tale exists, it takes from somewhere, so no one is allowed to check this sign.
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Possible harm from the plant
Poisonous or not?
The ficus "Benjamin" - is it poisonous or not for a person? This question worries many novice florist. The benefit of the ficus "Benjamin" is undoubtedly great, but not all the properties of the plant are so positive, there is also its own "fly in the ointment."
This plant is considered harmless, but this is not entirely true, Ficus Benjamina belongs to the 4th class of toxicity, its leaves are poisonous and should be protected from direct contact with it of small children (hence the conclusion that the "childish" is not the best habitat of ficus) and domestic animals, especially cats, because for them a light snack by seductive green leaves can be fatal.
Is there an allergy?
Among other things, many people are allergic to the ficus "Benjamin", especially among allergic people.
The fact is that the plant secretes the juice of a milky-white species, it acts on the bark of the plant when it cuts off a shoot or leaf, it is called “milky” or “latex”, it contains about 30-40 percent rubber.
People who have an allergic reaction to latex should stay away from this handsome green.
Ficus "Benjamin" is in second place among allergens after pets.
He is such a different, bad, good Benjamin.
Take note of all its advantages and disadvantages, and if its advantages prevail, settle this plant in your house, breathe fresh air and enjoy its green spreading crown.
