How plants and fungi grow in the wild, and where cultivars came from.

Ficus elastica Rubber plant

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Ficus lyrata Fiddle-leaf fig

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus aurea Florida strangler fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus macrophylla

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Ficus rubiginosa

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus insipida

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Ficus maxima

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Ficus obliqua

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus benjamina Weeping fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Ficus microcarpa Chinese banyan

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus religiosa Sacred fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus sycomorus Sycamore fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus americana West Indian laurel fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus amplissima

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus citrifolia Shortleaf fig

Warm-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus deltoidea Mistletoe fig

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus racemosa Cluster fig

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Ficus ingens Red-leaved fig

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus pleurocarpa Banana fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus sur Broom cluster fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus watkinsiana Watkins' fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus auriculata Roxburgh fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus benghalensis Banyan

Warm-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus bernaysii

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus coronata Sandpaper fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Dappled light

Ficus coronulata

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus platypoda Desert fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus subpisocarpa Japanese superb fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Ficus virens White fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus yoponensis

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Ficus altissima Council tree

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus burtt-davyi

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus crassiuscula

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Ficus grossularioides White-leaved fig

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus phaeosyce

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Ficus pumila Creeping fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Ficus salicifolia Wonderboom fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus septica Hauli tree

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus thonningii Common wild fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus tinctoria Dye fig

Warm-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus cyathistipula

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Ficus dammaropsis Highland breadfruit

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus fistulosa

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Ficus fraseri Sandpaper fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus henneana Deciduous fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus hispida Hairy fig

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus krishnae Krishna's butter cup

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus leptoclada

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus neriifolia

Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus petiolaris Rock fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus sansibarica Knobbly fig

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus semicordata Drooping fig

Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus tremula

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Ficus vasta

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus virgata Figwood

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus asperifolia

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus benguetensis

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Ficus cordata Namaqua rock fig

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Ficus craterostoma Strangler fig

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Ficus dicranostyla

Warm-growing · Dry air · Full sun