Ficus 'Lucida-umbra' care

Ficus 'Lucida-umbra' rewards a patient owner: it grows as a vining spreader and asks mostly to be left alone.

It does best in bright light with no direct midday sun, though it tolerates brief departures without sulking. It prefers to be watered when the leaves just begin to soften, and it will forgive a missed week far better than a doubled one.

It is happiest at average room humidity, potted in a chunky aroid mix. Under good conditions it may flower indoors, though the foliage is the point.