Upon pulling into the Bellamy Mansion parking lot one of the first flora you’re greeted with is the Ficus pumila, more often referred to as “creeping fig” or “climbing fig” (Rhoades, 2018). Ficus pumila is a type of evergreen, meaning that it maintains both its heart-shaped leaves and color all year, regardless of the weather (Creeping fig, n.d.).
Marks left by the Ficus pumila Despite being visually understated, the vine does serve as a popular cover “wall or fence cover” (Rhoades, 2018). Here at the Bellamy we utilize the flora to protect the wall between the property’s urban slave quarters and the gravel parking lot. Our plant grows at a rapid rate, and because of this we often find the vine latched onto the slave quarters’ exterior. Because of this, many of our gardening volunteers have to trim the vine off of the building fairly often; otherwise the creeping fig leaves marks on the building’s newly restored paint (as seen in this photo)!
Show the Ficus pumila some love and learn more about it at Gardening Know How's site!
References
Creeping fig. (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1261/creeping-fig/.
Rhoades, H. (2018). Creeping fig plant – Tips for creeping fig care. Retrieved from
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/creeping-fig/creeping-fig-vine.htm.
Show the Ficus pumila some love and learn more about it at Gardening Know How's site!
References
Creeping fig. (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1261/creeping-fig/.
Rhoades, H. (2018). Creeping fig plant – Tips for creeping fig care. Retrieved from
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/creeping-fig/creeping-fig-vine.htm.
