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Ficus villosa

Ficus villosa is a hairy, root-climbing fig of Southeast Asian lowland and hill forests. Its small, heart-shaped reddish juvenile leaves press flat against tree trunks, and it later develops large, leathery adult leaves up to 30 cm on free branches. It wants warmth, steady moisture and a vertical surface to climb.

Ficus villosa
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A climbing vine in primary, secondary and swamp forest. It attaches to tree trunks with clinging roots, with juvenile growth flat against the bark in the shaded lower trunk and adult fruiting branches higher up in brighter light. It is common in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

From the lowlands up to about 1,700 m.

Northeast IndiaSouthern China (including Hainan)IndochinaMalay Peninsula and SingaporeBorneoSumatra and JavaSulawesiMaluku

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.