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|familia=Moraceae

|familia=Moraceae

|genus=Ficus  

|genus=Ficus

|species=pumila

|species=pumila

|habit=herbaceous

|habit=vine-climber

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|Min ht box=10

|Min ht box=10

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

|max_zone=11

|max_zone=11

|image=Upload.png

|image=Dwarf_Creeping_Fig.JPG

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

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'''''Ficus pumila''''' ('''creeping fig''' or '''"[[climbing fig]]"''') is a woody evergreen [[vine]] that is native to East [[Asia]]. As the common names would suggest, it has a creeping habit and is often used as a [[houseplant]]. It is hardy and fast growing and requires little in the way of care as long as the soil is not allowed to dry out between waterings. There are several [[cultivars]], including a [[variegated]] and crinkled leaf form.

| name = ''Ficus pumila''  

 

In warmer climates it can be grown outdoors, but it can become invasive and cover landscape features if not contained. It should not be allowed to climb houses or wooden structures, as the woody [[tendrils]] can damage buildings.

 

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| image = Dwarf_Creeping_Fig.JPG

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

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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}}

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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==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

===Propagation===

===Propagation===

===Pests and diseases===

===Pests and diseases===

==Varieties==

==Varieties==

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

**[[Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang|''Ficus pumila'' var. awkeotsang]]

==Gallery==

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