A compact and upright shrub with large dark glossy green, veined leaves. Makes an ideal houseplant providing rich, green foliage and filtering unwanted pollutants from the air.
1-1.5 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Water regulary in the growing season letting the top of the compost feel dry to touch before watering again. Mist leaves regulary to improve humidity. Place on a saucer with expanded clay granules or gravel keeping these damp but not sat in water. This will also increase humidity. Avoid sudden temperature drops and cold draughts. See ornamental fig cultivation for more advice
Root semi-ripe cuttings or leaf bud cuttings with bottom heat in spring or late summer
No pruning required
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, thrips, mealybugs and scale insects under glass
May be susceptible to honey fungus