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|species=pumila
|common_name=Creeping fig, climbing fig
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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.
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.
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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.
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==
{{Taxobox
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| color = lightgreen
 
| name = Dwarf Creeping Fig
===Propagation===
| image = Dwarf_Creeping_Fig.JPG
This plant requires the fig wasp ''[[Blastophaga pumilae]]'' for pollination.
| image_width = 240px
 
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
===Pests and diseases===
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
 
| ordo = [[Rosales]]
==Varieties==
| familia = [[Moraceae]]
**[[Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang|''Ficus pumila'' var. awkeotsang]]
| genus = ''[[Ficus]]''
 
| species = '''''F. pumila'''''
==Gallery==
| binomial = ''Ficus pumila''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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'''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]].
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File:Ficus pumilla.png| photo 1
File:Starr 001228-0147 Ficus pumila.jpg| photo 2
File:Starr 070123-3637 Ficus pumila.jpg| photo 3
File:Starr 070111-3186 Ficus pumila.jpg
</gallery>


It does not need much water and care.
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/ficus_pumila.html NC State University: ''Ficus pumila'']
*{{wplink}}
 
[[Category:Ficus]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]


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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.

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.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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).CH


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Cultivation

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Propagation

This plant requires the fig wasp Blastophaga pumilae for pollination.

Pests and diseases

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Varieties

Gallery

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