Species · genus Ficus · Moraceae

Ficus vaccinioides

Ficus vaccinioides Hemsl. & King ex King

Growth habit

subshrub or shrub

Native range

Taiwan

Reference · F. vaccinioides

Cultivars of F. vaccinioides

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

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

Guide

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A small creeping fig from Taiwan, this subshrub has a fine, trailing habit suited to bright indirect light rather than harsh direct sun. Water when the top inch of mix has dried; let it approach dryness between waterings, as the roots dislike sitting wet. It tolerates ordinary household humidity but appreciates steady, even moisture in its growing season.

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 5-10d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 10 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

15–28 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining potting mix with added grit

Propagation

Stem cuttings or layering

Fertilizing

Dilute balanced feed monthly in spring and summer

Growth rate

Slow

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.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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