Ficus you know, it means fig, but sagittata means arrow leaf, and radicans means trailing, and this arrowleafed fig trails like crazy wherever you let it. From the faraway, steamy lands of tropical Asia we get this beautiful traveler, where in those wild lands it zips along the ground where it can find a damp bit of soil to send its air roots into. In our home jungles it will trail exuberantly in a pot to great lengths still sporting those little frizzy clumps of air roots still optimistically sprouting along the stems just in case it finds a damp bit of soil. A potted crowd of arrow shaped leaves in a warm, light sagey green edged artistically in cream send up skinny stems with teeny, tender new leaves that grow to a few inches long as the stems gently bend over the edge of the pot. Vines can reach 6' and beyond! In a warm winter garden they will just as happily zip up a wall. Pale green veins indent the leaves giving them a nice quilted texture. A very pretty plant.
- Air Purifying
Quick Care Guide:
- Water - Medium (3): Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
- Light - Med/High (4): Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
- Difficulty - Medium (3): Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.