PHUMI [Creeping fig]

Ficus pumila

Name: [Creeping fig]
Brand: impala
Price: 239.0 ZAR
Availability: InStock

R 239.00

The Creeping Fig, also known as the Tickey creeper, is a vigorous, robust plant with cutesy little leaves that will crawl up a wall or hang down in a basket. It tolerates a range of conditions and even a little neglect. It can also be grown outdoors.

Available in a 20cm hanging grow pot. Hook can be un-clipped. Decorative pots sold separately.

Plant Care

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About Plant

Caring for Phumi

Light

Bright filtered light. They do not like too much direct light or the leaves will turn crispy. If grown outdoors place in shade.

Water & humidity

Keep the plant slightly moist in summer, letting the top layer of soil dry out in winter. Don't let the plant sit in water. Leaves that are turning black means your plant is getting too much water & could be rotting. It is normal for some of the leaves close to the soil to die as they get crowded out by new growth, which blocks the light from getting to the understory leaves.

Feeding

Monthly in summer. Reduce feeding if you don't want your Ficus to grow too quickly. It can become rampant.

Re-potting

Every 1-2 years in spring. Or when the roots start to grow through the bottom of the grow pot. Fast-draining potting soil will do.

Atrium Top Tip

Prune in spring to keep the plant looking compact and bushy. Its also easy to propagate by placing stem cuttings in water. You can add new cuttings to the plant to keep it looking fresh, or start a new plant when the older one starts to decline or gets 'sticky'.

Quirky plant fact

There are many species of creeping Fig, originating from East Asia, where they are often used as a landscape plant for their vigorous growth.

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PHUMI [Creeping fig] Ficus pumila