Plants
Climbing Fig
Ficus pumila
Key facts
- Temperature18–30 °C
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
Full profile
- Family
- Moraceae
- Origin
- East Asia (China, Japan, (Vietnam)
- Size
- Climber; covers surfaces indefinitely
- Temperature
- 18 – 30°C
- pH
- Not applicable (terrestrial)
- GH
- not applicable
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- medium – high
- CO2
- N/A
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- fast
- Position
- terrestrial zone; climbs the walls of the terrarium
- Substrate
- soil or moist substrate
- Propagation
- cuttings
Notes: The most popular climbing plant for the terrestrial zone of a paludarium. It attaches to any surface with adhesive roots. It quickly covers the false bottom and the wooden/cork back walls, creating a jungle-like texture. It requires high humidity in the terrestrial zone.
