Braided Ficus Moclame 19cm
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Braided Ficus Moclame 19cm

R330.00

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Description

Sophisticated Braided Beauty

Scientific Name: Ficus microcarpa β€˜Moclame’
Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus Species: microcarpa Cultivar: Moclame
Common Names / Known As: Braided Ficus, Moclame Ficus, Microcarpa Braided, Chinese Banyan, Plaited Fig

Overview: Three slender trunks artistically braided while young create this living masterpiece that screams β€œI’ve got my life together”. Glossy, emerald-green oval leaves pop against the sculptural stem, giving instant designer vibes to any Gauteng lounge or Cape Town Airbnb. NASA-clean-air certified and proudly low-maintenance, it’s the Rolls-Royce of indoor trees for busy South Africans who still want that Insta-worthy corner.

Quirky Fact / Common Use: The braid isn’t just pretty – it actually fuses together over time, turning three separate trunks into one super-strong column that can support 2-metre height without staking!

Available Sizes: 19cm Nursery Pot

Ideal For:

  • 🌿 Floor-standing statement in Joburg townhouses, Durban open-plan flats, or Stellenbosch wine-farm offices – instantly elevates bare corners.
  • 🎁 Top-tier corporate gift or housewarming present that says β€œI spent more than R400 but under R1000”.
  • 🌱 Perfect for intermediate plant parents who want low drama but high impact – forgives the odd forgotten watering.
  • ✨ A must-have because it pumps out oxygen like a boss, filters benzene & formaldehyde from new furniture, and adds architectural wow to Scandinavian or boho setups.
  • 🌱 Its glossy, compact foliage grows 80-180 cm indoors, ideal for next to the TV unit, beside the couch, or as a natural room divider in open-plan Pretoria homes.

Received plants may differ slightly from images displayed. Unless otherwise specified, all plants come in black nursery pots.

Care Tips

Care: 🌱 Leaf drop panic? 99% of the time it’s cold draughts or moving stress – keep away from air-con vents and don’t relocate for 2 weeks after arrival. Brown tips = dry air (classic Highveld winter) – mist daily or pop on pebble tray. Yellow lower leaves = overwatering – let top 5 cm go dry before next drink. Mealybugs love the braid crevices – wipe with cotton bud dipped in 50/50 water + surgical spirits. Prune any wild shoots in spring to keep that perfect lollipop shape.

Light: β˜€οΈ Bright indirect light is gold – east or north-facing window 1-2 m away; handles medium light but grows slower and drops leaves in dark corners.

Watering: πŸ’§ Water thoroughly when top 5 cm feels dry (finger test!) – usually every 10-14 days summer, every 3 weeks winter. Empty drip tray after 30 min – hates wet feet.

Temperature: 🌑️ Perfect 18-28Β°C year-round – exactly like most SA homes; protect from below 12Β°C (bring inside when Joburg hits single digits or Cape southerlies rage).

Feeding: 🌿 Use Slow Release Fertilizer in September and again in February – two scoops per 20 cm pot keeps it lush for 6 months. Or apply diluted Liquid Fertilizer (7:1:2) monthly spring/summer only – skip winter completely.

Pet Friendly? ❌ NO – Mildly toxic to cats, dogs & kids (sap can irritate); keep leaves out of reach of curious Staffies and toddlers.

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To ensure fresh and healthy plants we follow a strict weekly shipping schedule: 

Mondays: We prepare plants for shipping! This means wrapping the soil, adding plant sleeves, and one last pre-travel watering. 
Tuesdays: We wake up bright and early to get all plants carefully packaged for shipping in the morning, in the afternoon we hand over plants with the longest travel ahead of them to our courier partners (this means Eastern, Western and Northern Cape)
Wednesdays: If there are any plants that did not fit in the Tuesday truck, they travel in the second batch on a Wednesday. 
Thursdays and Fridays: No plants are shipped, we carefully monitor all the travelling plant babies to ensure they arrive safely at their new homes ! 

Why do we do this? 

Our shipping schedule works this way to ensure that your plants are less likely to spend a weekend in the courier depot ! Our shipping schedule is designed this way to ensure that your plants are fresh and healthy, for this same reason we do not like keeping stock for extended periods of time which means that stock received on Thursdays and Fridays will only be shipped the following week.
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