Species · genus Ficus · Moraceae

Septic Fig

Ficus septica Burm.fil.

Also known as: Angular Fruit Fig · Hauili Fig Tree

Growth habit

tree

Native range

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Vanuatu

Reference · F. septica

Cultivars of F. septica

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

No named cultivars catalogued under F. septica 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 septica is a fast-growing tree from the warm, humid lowlands of Southeast Asia, Malesia, and the western Pacific, where it grows in bright clearings and forest edges. Give it bright indirect light and warmth, and let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering again so the roots never sit soggy. As a fig it can be vigorous, so favour underwatering over keeping it constantly wet.

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 7-12d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

18–30 °C

Soil mix

Rich, well-draining potting mix

Propagation

Stem cuttings or seed

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Fast

Flowering

Rarely flowers 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 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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