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Ficus triradiata

red stipple fig

A strangler fig endemic to the wet tropical rainforests of northeast Queensland between Cooktown and Mt Molloy. It starts life as an epiphyte high in a host tree and grows into a tree up to about 25 m tall. It has reddish stipules and figs that split in three at the tip. In cultivation it is a warm, bright, humid fig that can be kept small in a pot or grown on a mount or root-over-rock while young.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Well-developed rainforest on a variety of sites. Seedlings establish in the crowns of host trees and send roots down, eventually strangling the host.

From near sea level to about 1300 m.

Queensland

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.