Ficus Altissima 'Yellow Gem'

Ficus Altissima 'Yellow Gem'Botanical Name: Ficus Altissima 'Yellow Gem' Common Name(s): Yellow Gem, Lofty Fig, False Banyan, and Council Tree Description: Ficus 'Yellow Gem' is made up of thick rubbery leaves, with a base color of bright green that features an attractive yellow green blotchy border and yellow veins. This lemon and lime beauty will develop deeper contrast and variegation with ideal light conditions over time.

consistent watering during the growing and fruiting season

5 in diameter

Although they are very slow growers

Wildlife: A magnet for butterflies

and yields

It is a rather slow-growing philodendron but well worth the wait

but a member of the Liliaceae family

This plant grows large

broader leaves during summer

Botanical Name: Rhaphidorphora decursiva

or containers

but reduce watering in the dormant season (fall and winter)