It is not winter hardy in most of North Carolina and severe cold will kill the vine back to the ground, thus it is often grown as an annual groundcover or as a houseplant or in a greenhouse. When grown indoors, place in a soil-based potting mix with bright indirect light or part shade and protection from afternoon sun.
Water regularly during the growing season and reduce watering from fall to late winter. Prune as needed. When grown outdoors, the plant prefers partial shade but will tolerate full sun in a moist, well-drained soil.
It does best in high humidity. It is drought tolerant, a good climber, resistant to damage by deer and moderately salt tolerant.
Juvenile and adult forms exist for this plant and the habit differences closely parallel those for Hedera helix. The juvenile form is usually maintained in interior environments and characterized by small, heart-shaped, alternate leaves on the vine with adventious roots. The adult form has larger, more elliptic, more leathery and reticulte leaves. I agree it is very vigorous, but we keep it well trimmed back and under control. I never water it and it looks great all year round.
I would love to see a photo if you have one to post or share. Feel free to email me directly if you like. If it grows so quickly, I presume propagation should be fairly simple? Does it appear to have roots along the vines like trumpet vine or boston ivy, or does it have tendrils like kiwi and passionfruit? I am luck from parents, some big 30 ft high creeping fig climbing the old trees. The birds more luck than me , they get free and healthy meal.
Hi, Thank you for your fascinating and informative website. Would anyone know where I can find this specific variety in the US? It is very prevalent in Taiwan where they do scientific research on its polymerizing characteristics.
We have this growing naturally on our wall in Huntington Beach California among some palms and pine trees. Email me and I can send you a picture. Great to hear from you. I was able to see the aiyu jelly being made in the street markets.
Very cool! How exciting to hear that you have one of these plants! My father is the real gardener who is looking for the plant. He lives in Carlsbad CA, so his climate like Huntington Beach would probably be suitable for growing it too.
Do you think there might be a possibility of getting a cutting or some seeds from your plant? Hi Michelle! How special that you have access to the Ficus pumila var. If so, would you be willing to donate a clipping or two? Thank you!
I almost cut mine down, it was supposed to be creeping fig! Mine are almost black and ripe I think! The smell like coconut when cut. Hi Michelle, your email is not made public on this page. If you see this message please text in the same area code as you. Our youngest canine under a year is obsessed with picking them off our retaining wall vine and digesting them? Love the one growing on my house. Entire plant Started out no bigger than my pinky and now covers the entire house!
Cut our cooling bill here on the gulf coast where it gets unbearably hot in HALF! It is trying to take over my massive live oak tree, here in Monroe, LA Northeast LA We cut it back 2 years ago and thought it was gone, but it is back and when the arborist came to trim the trees, he used his chainsaw to try to remove it. Looks like it loved it. It just stopped dropping fruit all over the place. I am so grateful to ID this plant.
I have been going crazy trying to identify this mystery plant! That is the remarkable thing about this climber — it squeezes itself down to a narrow dimension to pass through a gap, then expands on the other side. The small part stays small, so does no damage to the structure.
I can provide photographs if anyone requests them. Best wishes to you all. Gary — Wellington, New Zealand. Thanks Gary for your comments about this fib climbing on wooden fences, I have a frame I would like to grow one up. My brother has discovered one growing in the garden of his new property which would have been planted years ago, it is covered with fruit so very keen to get cuttings and taste the fruit.
Linda Marlborough New Zealand. Had this growing on a boundary fence Melbourne, Oz for a few years. And just noticed the fruit for the first time today.
We moved to a new house here in Queensland Australia, and I found this tree growing over our water tank. I cut the branches back 6 months ago and it has remained green even without watering it. It is covered in green fruit at the moment and was wondering about whether we could eat the fruit or not, now I know and I may try making the jelly from it. I will leave it growing over the tank as it will keep the water cool, but will just trim it each year to keep under control.
Thank for your information on this tree. I have these at my home in Key West. They are extremely beautiful, friendly vines that definitely need to be cut often. Does the jelly taste like regular figs? Neither of my two dogs eats them! No interest at all. Methanol is toxic. It is ethanol that is the desired alcohol of fermentation for drinks. Since ethanol is not mentioned, I gather that the production of ethanol is not changed, so reducing methanol improves the edibility of fermented products.
Recently moved to a home in Sunrise Florida that has this wonderful vine completely covering a 12 ft high stone privacy wall. Something I have noticed is that not one person has mentioned one of my favorite thingS about this plant.
After the figs mature and fall to the ground, they begin to decompose and emit a beautiful fragrance. I agree about the fragrance. I am going to try and make some jelly as seen in youtube videos.
The extract of the Ficus inhibited methanol production by stopping the action of the pectinesterase PE , this compound allows certain species of microbes to digest the pectin and produce methanol.
This could be useful for people fermenting fruits high in pectin. This particular ficus is quite common here in Florida, and at certain times of the year, the forest floor can be littered with these fruit. One of my neighbours entire brick wall is covered with this creeping ficus. It is always kept neat and tidy as they prune it regularly. The vines are more than 25 years old and such a beautiful sight.
Though I love the look of it and can get cuttings easily, not sure if I want it growing on my wall if it takes a lot of effort to prune and keep it neat. At first, I thought they were some time of unusual guava. Thanks so much for identifying! I have this vine growing along the side and brick wall around our house. The vine is actually coming from my neighbors home and has spread along 2 brick walls spanning 50 ft! It is green and pretty, dose bear fruit, but yes it grows like crazy!
It must love the ocean climate here in Dana Point. It was an exciting discovery when all of the sudden there was fruit growing on it though I was a bit worried about the chance of it being toxic to my lovable yet unpredictable housemates, a 10 year old human boy a fairly common, like boy species whom posseses tornado like qualities and the 4 yr old american staffordshire terrier an overly curious, elusive and stealthy canine species, relative to the pit bull and the garbage disposal as they delight in putting everything they find in their mouths.
That being the case I had some research to do and with every photo I entered I kept getting the Coco plum or some type of pear as a result. My only questions are, how long does it typically take this plant to destroy a wooden fence? Second part is , when that starts to happen and I have to replace the fence, how do I preserve the plant and relocate or otherwise house it on the new fencing?
And will it grow the same on a plastic or metal wire fence? I apologize for writing a novel for a comment, though honestly this is nothing.
Creeping fig does not appear to be too picky about the soil conditions. It has been known to damage the outer stucco veneer of walls or buildings which may require repairs after a few years. Clipping the vines will keep them from getting out of control. By the way, the fruit is ornamental only — it is not edible. The publication attached is from the University of Florida — Dr. Ed Gilman. Photo is from the University of Hawaii.
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