Wall Covering Creeping Fig Questions
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Comments (12)No, I'm not kidding you. Here, on the south side of Nashville, I've tried a number of zone 8 perennials. So far, most of those with tender root balls have turned to mush when the ground freezes. My saddest loss last winter was the variegated lily of the nile, which I tried because of my success with dwarf lily of the nile. Now, I do leave some gingers, crinums, cannas and gladiolus in the ground successfully, but other cannas and colocasia and zone 8 bulbs have bit the dust. I guess amazondoc's motto is the best one to live by, as long as I don't lose too much of my plant budget to those gambles. Renee...See MoreCreeping fig question
Comments (7)We use them to cover our cement walls (back home in Southeast Asia). Usually the walls are rough enough for the plants to cling to. You can imbed something for them to cling if you like. Can you imbed nails just so (and not too protruding)for the 'roots' to grab hold? Can you use some wires or netting (invisible ones) to hold the plants in place until they can get a good grip on the wall. Oh and like Nandina said, they need good haircuts....See MoreCreeping fig not adhering to concrete wall
Comments (1)Get a orange heavy-duty extension cord and your hot glue gun. That's how it's done all over California and Florida, and that's what I use!...See MoreCreeping fig for covering a concrete wall
Comments (4)Over time, creeping fig becomes a behemoth with a thick trunk and quite far reaching branches. You'd need to keep it sheared the same as you would a hedge. (The branches can reach out 3' or 4' from the body.) Creeping fig still loses its leaves. It does it in secret, while the old leaves are covered up with new leaves ... but you will still see leaf debris. Regarding the "ivy," that a plant's roots exist outside of one's property does not mean one cannot get rid of the plant's upper portions and keep them at bay. It's a matter of ongoing maintenance, probably requiring use of the same techniques a professional landscape maintenance service would use, which would likely be chemical....See Morewatergrass
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