text: Q:
  
  What is this houseplant with woody stem and varigated leaves?
  
  What is the name of the plant pictured below and what is its watering cycle?
  
  Thanks in advance 
  
  A:
  
  It is Ficus benjamina 'Variagata'. It needs little water (about once every two weeks) and little light (shade or half shade, to full sun), so it is not a very difficult plant.
  From my own experience, it is susceptible to scale insects.
  
  