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Ficus daimingshanensis

Ficus daimingshanensis is a small shrub, up to about 2 m tall, from limestone hills in southern China. It is a wild species and is rarely grown, so care advice here is general guidance for the genus.

Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil feel dry; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining mix, ideally with some grit or lime-rich material given its limestone origin.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Milky sap from stems and leaves can irritate skin and mucous membranes, as is typical of figs (Ficus).. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
China (NE. Guangxi)
Climate
subtropical

About

Ficus daimingshanensis is a plant species native to the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Hunan. It grows on limestone soils at elevations of approximately 2,200 m (7,200 ft). Type locality is Daming Shan, a mountain in Guangxi Province near Dafeng.

Ficus daimingshanensis is a shrub up to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall. Stipules are red, usually about 1 cm (0.5 in) long. Leaf blades are ovate to elliptic, up to 22 cm (8.5 in) long. Figs are red, 1.0–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter, borne in the axils of the leaves.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ficus daimingshanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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