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Ficus luschnathiana

Ficus luschnathiana is a tree from seasonally dry tropical South America, native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina. It grows best with plenty of sun and free-draining soil, and is kept outdoors in warm climates.

Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the top of the soil dry out before watering again; tolerates some drought once established.
Soil
Well-draining soil or potting mix with some grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Brazil to NE. Argentina
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Ficus luschnathiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a tree native to northeastern Argentina, eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The species was first described as Urostigma luschnathianum by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1853. In 1867 Miquel placed the species in genus Ficus as F. luschnathiana.

Other Ficus plants

Large-leaved rock fig · Figwood · Ficus adhatodifolia · Ficus albert-smithii · Abbey tree · Council tree · Ficus amazonica · Ficus americana subsp. greiffiana · Jamaican cherry fig · Ficus ampelos · Indian Bat Fig · Ficus andamanica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ficus luschnathiana 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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