Botanical Name: Ficus pumila
Common Names: Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers Climbing / Twining
Description:
A vigorous, fast growing, self supporting creeper with small, attractive, green juvenile foliage. Will cover walls quickly, but can also dislodge roof tiles and damage wooden fences. Prune often to avoid less attractive mature foliage. Check that it hasn't been declared an environmental weed in your area.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Climber Or Creeper, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Moraceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: High
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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