Ficus heterophylla 25/8 Restock itself a hybrid of Ilex

itself a hybrid of Ilex opaca with the dahoon

The selection arose as a sport of 'Pink Spire' at Broken Arrow Nursery in Hamden

on slender stems well above the foliage

The plant grows with great patience

Ficus heterophylla 25/8 Restock itself a hybrid of IlexWe are identifying this little known fig as Ficus heterophylla thanks to Tony Avent of Plant Delights, who was most likely the source of the cuttings we originally started with. The species name means different leaves, and the plant lives up to the promise: juvenile foliage may be lobed and wandering in outline, while the mature leaves settle into dark green, pointed, slightly heart shaped blades carried on handsome red petioles. A faint sweetness