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| name = ''Ficus pumila''
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| common_names = Dwarf Creeping Fig
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| growth_habit = vine
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan = perennial evergreen
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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Ficus pumila, Linn. (F. stipulata, Thunb. F. repens, Hort., not Rottl.). Creeping Fig. Fig. 1501. Prostrate or climbing shrub, clinging close to conservatory walls and then flattened: lvs. more or less 2-ranked, on very short petioles, ovate, obtuse, entire or slightly wavy, rounded or cordate at the base, often unequally; veins prominent below. Japan, China, Austral. B.M.6657. R.H. 1891:448. K. 158. G.C. II. 14:560, 561, 717. H.U. 4 p. 359 (the last two as F. stipulata). Ficus pumila Var. minima (F. minima, Hort.) has smaller lvs. The species is sometimes used for hanging-baskets.
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Ficus pumila, Linn. (F. stipulata, Thunb. F. repens, Hort., not Rottl.). Creeping Fig. Prostrate or climbing shrub, clinging close to conservatory walls and then flattened: lvs. more or less 2-ranked, on very short petioles, ovate, obtuse, entire or slightly wavy, rounded or cordate at the base, often unequally; veins prominent below. Japan, China, Austral. H.U. 4 p. 359 (the last two as F. stipulata).{{SCH}}
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'''Dwarf Creeping Fig''' (''Ficus pumila'') is a [[vine]] that is native to East [[Asia]].
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It does not need much water and care.
  
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = Dwarf Creeping Fig
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===Propagation===
| image = Dwarf_Creeping_Fig.JPG
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{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
| image_width = 240px
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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===Pests and diseases===
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Rosales]]
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==Varieties==
| familia = [[Moraceae]]
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Ficus pumila Var. minima (F. minima, Hort.) has smaller lvs. The species is sometimes used for hanging-baskets.{{SCH}}
| genus = ''[[Ficus]]''
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| species = '''''F. pumila'''''
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==Gallery==
| binomial = ''Ficus pumila''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
 
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'''Dwarf Creeping Fig''' (''Ficus pumila'') is a [[vine]] that is native to East [[Asia]]. It is a vigorous and evergreen [[vine]] that climbs and covers walls, houses or anything. It is perennial evergreen [[plant]].
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It does not need much water and care.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/ficus_pumila.html NC State University: ''Ficus pumila'']
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[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
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[[Category:Categorize]]
  
{{Rosales-stub}}
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Revision as of 19:24, 7 August 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial evergreen"perennial evergreen" is not in the list (perennial, annual, biennial, unknown) of allowed values for the "Lifespan" property.
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names



Read about Ficus pumila in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ficus pumila, Linn. (F. stipulata, Thunb. F. repens, Hort., not Rottl.). Creeping Fig. Prostrate or climbing shrub, clinging close to conservatory walls and then flattened: lvs. more or less 2-ranked, on very short petioles, ovate, obtuse, entire or slightly wavy, rounded or cordate at the base, often unequally; veins prominent below. Japan, China, Austral. H.U. 4 p. 359 (the last two as F. stipulata).CH


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Dwarf Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila) is a vine that is native to East Asia.

It does not need much water and care.

Cultivation

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Propagation

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Pests and diseases

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Varieties

Ficus pumila Var. minima (F. minima, Hort.) has smaller lvs. The species is sometimes used for hanging-baskets.CH

Gallery

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References

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