I love this ficus, more than any other plant, yet we dont have this specimen in Iran. do u know if growing from ...Read Moreseed at home works for this plant, though I dont have seeds too.
Some plants are not easy to grow rom seed.
anyone has already given a shot?
An easy to grow plant here in the Sonoran desert at 2300'. I grow it as a potted plant outside from mid-march until about mid-november. ...Read More Protect from frost - I had it as a 6' tree until it froze to the soil level, it came back from the roots in bush form. Slowly grows to at least 8'.
Propagate in warmest season possible from 3-4" cuttings. Loves heat to 115 degrees, any house plant potting soil, lots of water in summer (2-3wk). Also enjoys humidity in winter greenhouse.
My particular specimen fruits constantly, all year round, is loathe to lose any of it's leaves. Grows in a West facing window without an...Read Morey problem, afternoon sun for about 4 hours almost everyday. The soil is the very pourous Japanese akadama, a very adaptable soil and personally I use nothing else for my 160+ bonsais.
I am about to recieve a beautiful Ficus deltoidea 'Variegata', the foliage of which is two shades of jade green. I'll post pictures when I recieve this specimen.
These notes are in my registry file:
Small, leathery leaves, with constant green and/or yellow fruit. A lovely houseplant, but reputedly tough to train for bonsai due to lack of trunk thickening and back budding. Mistletoe Ficus is a shrub that reaches a height of six feet. This species yields natural rubber, very valuable economically.
Ficus deltoidea, aka "Mistletoe Fig" grows better with a mixture of decayed tree branches and trunks. They grow mostly on trees a...Read Mores high as 200 feet and roots on the decayed leaves and barks of the trees in between the tall branches of the trees and hangs down.
To simulate their natural growing medium, crush decayed soft inner branches or trunks and mix with a small amount of compost: 1-5 handsful. Decayed jungle topsoil is also good, with a mixture of finely shredded old coconut husks. Plants thrive under moisture in the air and best if it rains and partly shaded.
Ficus deltoidea, is not one of the larger, tree-type Ficus species. It's is a shrub commonly planted along fences, or working as ...Read Morefence itself. It can reach up to 1 meter tall, densely branched, with triangular thick leaves. Good plant for topiary, like boxwood. However, due to its milky sap, you might be careful when manipulating it.
The figs are yellowish outside, red inside, and may attract birds.
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I love this ficus, more than any other plant, yet we dont have this specimen in Iran. do u know if growing from ...Read More
An easy to grow plant here in the Sonoran desert at 2300'. I grow it as a potted plant outside from mid-march until about mid-november. ...Read More
My particular specimen fruits constantly, all year round, is loathe to lose any of it's leaves. Grows in a West facing window without an...Read More
Ficus deltoidea, aka "Mistletoe Fig" grows better with a mixture of decayed tree branches and trunks. They grow mostly on trees a...Read More
Ficus deltoidea, is not one of the larger, tree-type Ficus species. It's is a shrub commonly planted along fences, or working as ...Read More