{"title":"Bonsai","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonsai is the art of the miniature tree: full trunks, tiny leaves and decades of character in a shallow dish. Current trees include \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tamarindus-indica\"\u003eTamarindus indica\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ficus-retusa-ficus-bonsai-tree\"\u003eFicus Retusa | Ficus Ginseng 'Bonsai Tree'\u003c\/a\u003e. A bonsai asks a little more of you than the average houseplant and gives back more too. Browse our full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/houseplants\"\u003ehouseplant range\u003c\/a\u003e for easier companions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ficus-retusa-ficus-bonsai-tree","title":"Ficus Retusa | Ficus Ginseng 'Bonsai Tree'","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"118:1-118:248;6617-6864\"\u003eThe Ficus Ginseng, or Ficus retusa, is a characterful indoor bonsai with a thick, swollen, root-like trunk topped by a dense canopy of small glossy leaves. Its sculptural, gnarled base gives it a wonderfully aged, characterful look in any setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"120:1-121:158;6866-7036\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFicus microcarpa (retusa) is native to a broad sweep of tropical Asia through to Australasia, where it grows as a large evergreen fig in warm, humid forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"123:1-124:198;7038-7259\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil and Substrate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/simply-houseplant-tropical-houseplant-potting-mix\"\u003eSimply Houseplant Potting Mix\u003c\/a\u003e is a peat-free, free-draining blend well suited to indoor ficus and bonsai.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GrowTropicals","offers":[{"title":"6cm","offer_id":55148858016127,"sku":"FICUSRETUSA6","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"12cm","offer_id":42276683743276,"sku":"FICUSRETUSA12","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"14cm","offer_id":55148857819519,"sku":"FICUSRETUSA14","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/ginseng-2.jpg?v=1740676759"},{"product_id":"tamarindus-indica","title":"Tamarindus indica","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tree that has fed people across the tropics for thousands of years, grown here as a graceful indoor specimen.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTamarindus indica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproduces dense, fern-like compound foliage made up of rows of tiny, paired leaflets that give it a fine, layered texture unlike any typical houseplant. The leaves fold closed at night, a gentle daily movement that adds character. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GrowTropicals","offers":[{"title":"13cm","offer_id":55277519700351,"sku":"TAMAINDI13","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/tamarindus-1.jpg?v=1743778866"},{"product_id":"radermachera-sinica-bonsai","title":"Radermachera sinica Bonsai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadermachera sinica Bonsai\u003c\/strong\u003e is the China doll plant in miniature tree form. A thick, pale, gnarled root base rises out of the pot like a sculpted trunk, and from the top of it springs a dense crown of glossy, emerald green, doubly divided foliage. It is the same species as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/radermanchera-sinica\"\u003estandard China doll\u003c\/a\u003e and the lime leaved \u003ca href=\"\/products\/radermachera-sinica-golden\"\u003e'Golden' form\u003c\/a\u003e, but where those grow as bushy, upright foliage plants, this one is trained on its exposed, swollen base in the manner of a ginseng ficus, so every plant has its own character. The contrast between the chunky woody base and the fine, ferny canopy is what makes it such a striking little specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadermachera sinica is a flowering tree in the Bignoniaceae family, native from the eastern Himalaya through southern China and northern Indo-China to Taiwan. In the wild it grows into a substantial evergreen tree with fragrant, trumpet shaped flowers, but in cultivation it is prized for its shining, intricately divided leaves and its willingness to stay compact indoors. The species holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and the bonsai form condenses all of that glossy foliage onto a stout base only a hand span tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bright-light-houseplants\"\u003ebright, indirect light\u003c\/a\u003e, with no more than a little gentle morning or evening sun; in a dim corner it turns sparse and leggy. Keep the compost evenly moist through the growing season, watering when the surface begins to dry, and never let it either dry right out or sit in water, as both will cost it leaves. Average room humidity is fine. Keep it warm, above 10C at all times, and away from cold draughts, radiators and sudden changes of position, because the China doll is famous for dropping leaves when its conditions change abruptly. Once it is settled and left alone it is an easy going plant, and a pinch of the new shoot tips now and then keeps the crown dense and in proportion with the base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GrowTropicals","offers":[{"title":"12cm","offer_id":58256305684863,"sku":"RADERSINICA12BON","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/radermachera_3f8971cd-04fb-45af-aee7-6a9da95a6622.jpg?v=1787517471"}],"url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/bonsai.oembed","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}