I was in Taiwan at the time of your post, (and haven’t been back to this site since then; sorry for the delayed response). It’s July now and covered in fruits. The key to healthy growth is to provide as much warm, humid air as possible, plenty of even moisture, and bright light but not direct sunlight. Distilled water cannot be used and the seeds should not be rubbed so hard they break. Creeping fig is a member of the Ficus genus which includes rubber trees, towering jungle banyans, and also the familiar domesticated trees that produce edible figs. I have some in a grenhouse as a specimen. If they have fertile seeds, or from cuttings. However, it's worth noting that even very healthy and well-cared-for plants will likely only last a few years in their potsultimately their root structures are designed for aggressive and spreading growth. I look forward to hearing back from you, It is the congealed juice that is consumed. Plant creeping fig against a wall where you can’t spare the square footage for a shrub or a hedge. Certainly if you pull the vines off, they will reveal that the timber surface has been spoiled by “glue” However, where the fig has penetrated through gaps or cracks in the timber, it has NOT expanded to damage the structure like many other climbers do. The Creeping Fig comes in many varieties, with different leaf colors, textures, or curlier vines. But, with proper preparation it can produce an edible product that is very popular in Asian countries. The seeds are scraped off and a gel is extracted from their surface with water and allowed to set and form a jelly known in Taiwan as aiyu jelly (or aiyuzi 愛玉子) and in Singapore as ice jelly (文頭雪). Genus Ficus can be evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs or climbers, with often leathery, simple, entire or lobed leaves and tiny flowers borne within a hollow receptacle which enlarges to form the fruit . It just stopped dropping fruit all over the place. awkeotsang yet. Livermore, CA Haven’t seen Ficus pumila fruiting here in NZ (will watch more closely), but do have F. dammaropsis, grown for its large corrugated leaves. Homeowners typically use them as wall or fence covers, but they can also serve as a ground cover. But I am grateful that it has totally covered a plain block wall in 3 years. Awkeotsang is anglicized Chinese for the vine. Who discovered the fruit makes a jelly is unknown but there is a traditional story. Gary – Wellington, New Zealand, Thanks Gary for your comments about this fib climbing on wooden fences, I have a frame I would like to grow one up. Can I eat them straight off the vine? It is fast-growing and requires little in the way of care. Dang! As its name suggests, the Creeping Fig can literally cover up everything. Or it is served as a cooled gel, like “jello.” Many Asian markets sell the canned jelly under the name “Grass Jelly” or “Ai-yu Jelly.” A second species, really a variety, Ficus pumila var. Do you think there might be a possibility of getting a cutting or some seeds from your plant? I will agree the Climbing Fig is not high on the edibility list and barely squeaks in. There is at least on cultivar, called Minima, which has small leaves. The seeds are put in porous bag which is put in water and rubbed. A vigorous, climbing fig that attaches itself to surfaces by means of aerial roots. There’s was some milky fluid on top of the fruit when I picked it from the vine. Extremely, horribly invasive but green and beautiful. For proper indoor creeping fig … This vine needs well-drained soil and moderate moisture until it becomes well established. awkeotsangthe nearly ripe fruit is tuned inside out and allowed to dry for a few days. 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