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title: "Hello, I have some dust and dead leaves on my Ficus Elastica, how can…"
description: "Hello, I have some dust and dead leaves on my Ficus Elastica, how can I prevent this or what can I do to clean the dust from the leaves without hurting the…"
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author: "Dean"
published: "2023-10-15T15:42:03.622Z"
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# Hello, I have some dust and dead leaves on my Ficus Elastica, how can…

_Dean님이 2023-10-15에 게시함_

Hello, I have some dust and dead leaves on my Ficus Elastica, how can I prevent this or what can I do to clean the dust from the leaves without hurting the plant? Please help if you have any suggestions 🙏🏼🙂

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## 8개의 댓글

### NellKakes님이 2023-10-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I just gentle wipe with a wet paper towel, or I give them a little shower in the sink!!!! But they are dust prone so you will do this quite often.

#### Dean님이 2023-10-15에 답변했습니다.

Thank you 🙏🏼 this really helped!!!

### AnchoredRhody님이 2023-10-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I bought microfiber gloves from Amazon and it makes wiping the leaves super easy. I do that weekly then do a water rinse.

#### Dean님이 2023-10-15에 답변했습니다.

Going to look into that thank you 🙏🏼

### Smallbeetoes님이 2023-10-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I do a mixture of water dishsoap and rubbing alcohol, spray the leaves and wipe with gloves. I also use the spray to help with pests :)

#### Dean님이 2023-10-15에 답변했습니다.

Thank you for the reply!! Will also try this next time as well 🙏🏼

#### Plant Father님이 2023-10-15에 답변했습니다.

dish soap will block the pores of your plant. consider using a natural castile soap instead. it will kill any soft-bodied pests and help clean the leaves

### Mel님이 2023-10-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Use a paint brush to dust

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