Among misleading botanical names, creeping fig — Ficus pumila — ranks high on the list. That’s because the name translates to ‘’dwarf’’ or ‘’puny’’ fig, and there’s nothing puny about this ...

Q: We have a wall covered in creeping fig. How can we protect it from freezing this winter?Sondra Cundiff, email A: Ask at your local nursery if they sell frost cloth. This is a lightweight polyester ...

Ficus Pumila commonly called Creeping Fig originated in East Asia: China, Japan and Vietnam. It is a dense, rapid-growing vine with small, heart-shaped evergreen leaves. This vine is best suited to ...

Imagine a houseplant that combines the tropical allure of a rubber plant (ficus elastica) and the climbing vines of an English ivy plant. It turns out that such a plant exists, in the form of the ...

Josh uses a lot of walls to create garden ‘rooms’ in his backyard. Greening up the walls softens them visually and helps keep outdoor spaces cool. One wall is covered with a creeping fig, but it does ...

A familiar, even iconic sight in California is actually an incredibly invasive species, according to plant experts. TikToker Lucas (@lucasthelorax) filmed an entire hillside covered in the lush green ...