Ficus pumila

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Read about Ficus pumila in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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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Dwarf Creeping Fig
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. pumila

Binomial name
Ficus pumila
L.

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.

It does not need much water and care.

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