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Ficus rubiginosa (Ficus rubiginosa)
Australian nativeTreeCouncil listedLocally indigenouscity of ryde
Ficus rubiginosa
Ficus · Moraceae

Ficus rubiginosa, the rusty fig or Port Jackson fig (damun in the Dharug language), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ficus native to eastern Australia. Beginning as a seedling that grows on other plants (hemiepiphyte) or rocks (lithophyte), F.

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Classification

Genus
Ficus
Family
Moraceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Ficus rubiginosa belongs to the Ficus genus within the Moraceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use

Maintain current usage

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Ficus rubiginosa.

Ficus elastica
Ficus elastica

Ficus elastica

Ficus hillii
Australian native
Ficus hillii

Ficus hillii

Fiddle-Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
TreeCouncil listed
Ficus lyrata

Fiddle-Leaf Fig

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Further reading

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    Ficus rubiginosa taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service
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    Tree planting and selection listsCity of Ryde Council