Name: Ficus pumila, Creeping fig (Green) - Plant
SKU: FICUS-PUM832
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Description

Ficus pumila, Creeping fig (Green) – Plant

The Ficus pumila, creeping fig is also known as the climbing fig which is primarily grown outdoors as a climbing vine. However, the ficus pumila is also grown as an ornamental house plant, successfully indoors.

A lovely Ficus species with small, slightly heart-shaped leaves. Creeping Ficus is typically grown as a houseplant, but in frost-free climates, it can also be grown outdoors.Creeping Ficus will cling to walls, wooden fences, and the sides of houses or trees. Allow it to roam in a space where its aggressive growth habit can thrive.

How to take care:

Sunlight: Bright but indirect sunlight

Soil: Well-drained soil.

Water: Keep the soil moist but not wet.

Temperature: 13-24 degrees C

Fertilizer: Fertilize the plant in spring and summer about once a month with any organic fertilizer.

Prune off new stems regularly to encourage branching and to shape them as they grow. Pruning up to one-third in spring will keep the plant compact.
Creeping ficus houseplant prefers to be slightly pot-bound. Repot every 3 years, moving to a pot 1 size larger or keep it in the same pot and just give it a fresh potting mix.