Species · genus Ficus · Moraceae

Natal Fig

Ficus burkei (Miq.) Miq.

Also known as: Strangler Fig

Growth habit

Unknown

Reference · F. burkei

Cultivars of F. burkei

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under F. burkei yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Ficus burkei is a member of the fig family (Moraceae), a group of largely woody trees and shrubs whose milky latex can irritate skin and stomachs. Give it a bright spot out of direct midday sun, and let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering, then water thoroughly. Its precise native range and growth habit are unrecorded here, so err toward less frequent watering until you see how it responds.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–30 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining, peat-based potting mix

Propagation

Stem cuttings or air layering

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Does not flower indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Fig / rubber plant — irritant latex (ficin); GI upset, dermatitis. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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