What to do with a ficus near a radiator?

Ficuses are now one of the favorite plants of the French in a very specific area, that of interior decoration of houses. It must be said that this trend is developing more and more.

With cities moving further and further away from nature, people are more and more inclined to want to find at home a haven of peace and nature and in this area, the plant interiors are excellent.

Plus, recent studies have shown that putting these plants in your home has a beneficial effect on things like stress and anxiety in addition to completely detoxifying the air.

From then on, we see more and more people falling for indoor plants and ficus trees are one of them. But these are plants with particular needs and which are even a little specific.

Therefore, it is better to respect them if you do not want to end up with a plant that is starting to lose its leaves suddenly for no apparent reason. Here we will see how to do with a ficus near a radiator.

Ficus - General information 

There are a whole bunch of different ficus trees on the market, each with characteristics that will look better on some people than on others. This is why we invite you to discover them all in our article on this subject.

The type of heat with a ficus near a radiator

The first thing to understand is that in nature, you will have several types of heat. Those that we call dry with little humidity in the air and those that we call wet with more or less humidity.

This can range from a simple humidity of a few percent to a high humidity as in tropical climates for example. Therefore, it is necessary to see two things, the humidity in the nature of the ficus and that of a radiator.

In nature, these ficus trees will be subjected to a heat which will be slightly humid, which will absolutely not be the case with the heat which will be produced in your home. Indeed, a ficus near a radiator will be subjected to dry heat!

Mia then what are the effects of this dry heat on the ficus trees you will surely be tempted to tell us? Well, it is at the level of the leaves that this will be noticed the most every day.

Indeed, you will see that your plant begins to dry out at this level if you have a ficus near a radiator and this is surely a sign that it is too close. But even a little further away, you will see this moisture loss.

It should be noted that we are talking here about a heater with a radiator. This is not the case with air conditioning which will produce heat which will be more humid than that of the radiator since the air will come from outside.

Fill the lack of humidity with a ficus near a radiator

As we have seen, the main problem when you have a ficus near a radiator is that the dry heat of it will tend to dry out the leaves of your plant, even if it is far away.

Therefore, it is advisable to bring a little humidity to your ficus to meet its needs and prevent your plant from finding itself in a delicate situation which can lead to the loss of its leaves.

For this, you will not have anything very complicated to do, you will simply have to take a sprayer which will fill you with water and which will be used to sprinkle the leaves of your ficus near a radiator.

Do this once a week, in particular using a microfiber cloth or a soft toothbrush which will be used to remove any dust that could accumulate over time.

Thus, you should no longer have any problems with your ficus due to the dry heat that occurs on your radiator. At least that will be the case as long as your plant is at the right distance!

Our buying advice for cleaning your ficus

Ficus are beautiful plants, but require a lot of maintenance including frequent cleaning to allow them to flourish properly.

The ideal distance for your ficus

Indeed, being too close to a radiator will clearly have deleterious effects and you can spray the leaves of your ficus as much as you want, the dry heat will always end up affecting it.

At the same time, you need this heat from the ficus near a heater, because it is a plant that does not like the heat to exceed too much XNUMX degrees, even in the winter period.

Therefore, be sure to take a few meters away from the heating while being in a place in the room that is around XNUMX degrees continuously during the day.

Don't underestimate the location

As we have just said, heat is important and that is why we place a ficus near a radiator or at least at a distance which remains suitable, but in the choice of your location other things are predictable.

This is for example the case with sunshine. Indeed, your ficus must receive daily a good dose of sunlight to survive and it is therefore better to place it near a window. Finally, remember that ficuses hate drafts when you place it.