Formosan Creeping Fig
About Formosan Creeping Fig
Did you know that all plants in the Ficus genus produce figs? In fact, the word Ficus quite literally means figs! Even cooler, all figs are pollinated by tiny wasps that use the fruits as a safe place to raise their young. 🐝 Ficus plants also contain latex which emerges as a milky sap when twigs are broken. This latex makes them toxic, so be sure to keep a close eye out if you have children or pets!
Taxonomy
Ficus vaccinioides
Ficus
Moraceae
Rosales
How to care for Formosan Creeping Fig
How often to water your Formosan Creeping Fig
every 9
Formosan Creeping Fig needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Formosan Creeping Fig in your home
a window
Formosan Creeping Fig love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Formosan Creeping Fig does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Formosan Creeping Fig in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Formosan Creeping Fig
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Formosan Creeping Fig after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Is this plant ok. Received in mail, very droopy #Ficus
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Why isn't this red I got a Ruby Teneki Ficus last year. It's been in an east facing window all year so it's getting plenty of light. Just curious if anyone knows why it's white where the red should be. It still looks cool just curious as to why it lost its red #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #ficus #ficusgang
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Sir is dropping leaves like crazy, I’ve been misting it everyday to no avail. HELP #Ficus
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Got the propagated leaf the is still in perlite and moss. Will it turn into a plant or just stay a single leaf? #GregGang #Ficus #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants #PropagationStation
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I think my fig is dying keeps dropping leaves, I just got her a few months ago and was told it’s normal to drop a few leaves but this isn’t looking good please help #FiddleLeafFig
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My boyfriend gave me these plants for my birthday today💓 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #FicusGang #Ficus #FicusTineke #PothosPack #SnowQueenPothos #MarbleQueenPothos #variegatedplants
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After moved inside, leaves browning and then falling off but new leaves still growing.. but shriveled? #Ficus parents SOS 🥺
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My creeper fig is dried out! I got this lovely creeper fig literally one week ago and half of its vines have completely dried out! The soil is a healthy level of moist and it gets decent sun. I have no idea why it would take such a turn so quickly! Before and after shots attached.
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Recently moved apartments and unfortunately haven’t gotten a chance to update each of my plants’ new locations/conditions and they are getting much better light these days. It seems so daunting to have time to update everyone when you have so many plants 😂 That being said, my plants seem very happy with their new home. Out on the fire escape I have a bunch of my bigger babies and they seem to be thriving in their new spots. My monstera, which was really struggling at my old apartment, has come through with its first double fens leaf and I could cry I am so excited. And my ficus tineke is also powering through pushing out new leaves 🥹🥰 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Monstera #NewGrowth #doublefens #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #PlantMafia #OutdoorGrowing #newspace #GregGang #DMVGregGang #FicusGang #Ficus #MonsteraMob
Care Summary for Formosan Creeping Fig
Formosan Creeping Fig
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.