Ficus pumila
CREEPING FIG, CREEPING RUBBER PLANT
Moraceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen self-attaching climber

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to shade

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
10m
Plant habit
 
10m

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Origins: China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan

Other Botanical Names: Ficus repens

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Ficus pumila
CREEPING FIG, CREEPING RUBBER PLANT
Moraceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen self-attaching climber

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to shade

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
10m
Plant habit
 
10m

FEATURES

Flowers: n/a

Leaves: bronze new leaves


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits coastal, formal, mediterranean & tropical designs

Uses: indoors, on-wall, pot, informal screen, formal screen, formal hedge, informal hedge

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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