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Tickey Creeper
Tickey Creeper
The classic self-clinging creeper for walls and ground cover, in a 14cm grow bag.
- Easy care
- Shade to full sun
- Don't let it dry out
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 14cm grow bag
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Tickey Creeper
R 80.00
About this plant
About this plant
Tickey Creeper
Also known as Ficus Pumila, Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig
Partial shade, full sun or dappled sun.
Do not let the soil dry out completely.
Enjoys humidity
Will climb up your wall or act like a ground cover.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and and pets. Toxic
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
The classic creeper for walls
Ficus pumila · also known as Tickey creeper, creeping fig, climbing fig
Native to East Asia (China, Japan, Vietnam)
A self-clinging fig with small, tickey-sized leaves that climbs walls or spreads as a ground cover. Over time it forms a dense, flat green covering.
- A tickey creeper in a 14cm grow bag, ready to plant against a wall or as ground cover.
- Small, coin-sized leaves cling to walls and form a dense green covering.
- Grows in partial shade, dappled sun or full sun.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Partial shade, dappled sun or full sun against a wall, fence or pillar. A shaded, sheltered wall protects young plants from hard Gauteng frost.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Shade to full sun
- Water
- Don't let it dry out
- Humidity
- Medium to high
- Temperature
- Hardy to light frost
- Soil
- Any well-drained soil
- Feeding
- Spring and summer
- Growth
- Fast climber
- Outdoors
- Yes, outdoor plant
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Plant it at the base of a wall or fence, angled towards the surface.
- Keep the soil moist while it establishes and never let it dry out completely.
- Guide the first stems onto the wall; they'll start clinging on their own.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Crispy, dry leavesIt dried out or the spot is too hot. Water more often.
- Slow to clingYoung stems need time. Press them against the wall and keep it moist.
- Frost-browned leavesCold damage. Trim it off in spring once frost has passed.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A plant in a 14cm grow bag. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Will it damage my wall?
Will it damage my wall?
It clings with small aerial roots that can mark paint, so choose a wall where that's fine.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it is toxic if eaten.
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