Among misleading botanical names, creeping fig — Ficus pumila — ranks high on the list. That’s because the name translates to ‘’dwarf’’ or ‘’puny’’ fig, and there’s nothing puny about this ...

Q: We have a wall covered in creeping fig. How can we protect it from freezing this winter?Sondra Cundiff, email A: Ask at your local nursery if they sell frost cloth. This is a lightweight polyester ...

Ficus Pumila commonly called Creeping Fig originated in East Asia: China, Japan and Vietnam. It is a dense, rapid-growing vine with small, heart-shaped evergreen leaves. This vine is best suited to ...

Imagine a houseplant that combines the tropical allure of a rubber plant (ficus elastica) and the climbing vines of an English ivy plant. It turns out that such a plant exists, in the form of the ...

1 Help to stop or slow down the spread of fireblight on evergreen pears and other susceptible deciduous fruit trees, such as apples and pears, by removing any dead-looking, disfigured branches and ...

Light: Locate in a medium to high light. Grows well in filtered sunlight. Water: Moisten thoroughly when the surface soil just begins to dry. Will require frequent watering during hot, drying ...