Ficus heterophylla 25/8 Restock formal-double affairs of the Victorian

formal-double affairs of the Victorian show bench

equally at home in formal and informal settings

whether the shrub is looped along a shaded path or settled in beside taller camellias where the arching stems can borrow a little structure

a nod to an unusual character

Camellia longicarpa belongs to a different and far less familiar company: the small-flowered wild camellias of section Theopsis

Ficus heterophylla 25/8 Restock formal-double affairs of the VictorianWe 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