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Ficus ti-koua

Beautiful creeping Ficus from cold mountains of So.Asia, uncommon in cultivation. Most of the 850 species in the genus Ficus are tropical trees, and just a few are not tropical and not trees.

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Beautiful creeping Ficus from cold mountains of So.Asia, uncommon in cultivation. Most of the 850 species in the genus Ficus are tropical trees, and just a few are not tropical and not trees. Ficus tikoua has a northerly distribution, in montane areas of SW. and C. China, NE. India, Laos and N. Vietnam, where it grows in open areas at 400-4000 m. It is a creeping and climbing shrub, rooting from stems, up to 20-30 cm tall, with ornamental deep-green foliage. It is a gigantic-leaved relative of the popular Ficus pumila. "Ti-koua" or ‘‘Di-guo’’ in Chinese, means "fruit from soil", because its small yellow figs grow under the leaves, partially buried. It is hardy to some frost and does well with snow, but it dies at about - 6C. The species is usually evergreen but it typically defoliates in cold or dry spells.

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By Daderot - Self-photographed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16160509

Cultivation	Protected
Plant origin	Asia
Presentation	Potted Plant
Max. Size	300cm & more
Botanical family	Moraceae
Light	Sun
Minimum winter temperature	-10 ºC to 0 ºC
Flowering Season	Spring
Flowering Season	Summer
Plant type	Woody
Color	Black
Care	Pot
Care	Indoor plants
Shape	Shrubs
Shape	Trees