Ficus ingens (Red-leaved Fig)
Ficus ingens (Red-leaved Fig) showing many oval green leaves attached to thin woody branches
Botanical name: Ficus ingens
Common name: Red-leaved Fig
Family: Moraceae
Origin: Africa
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Large bush or small tree; suitable for bonsai
Mature height: 10-20 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growingt is deciduous or semi-deciduous and may form a subshrub or shrub, or may form a rounded crown, upwards of 5 meters tall, in sheltered conditions.
The smooth and leathery, dull-green leaves are narrowly ovate oblong, bright red brown when young, with conspicuous yellow veins that are prominent beneath and loop along the leaf margin.
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