with Hetty.
Ficus sagittata is a creeping, trailing plant; Ficus benjamina i(Weeping Fig) is a shrub or tree. I have a F. benjamina variegata:
Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina 'Variegata') that I bought as a tiny little plant @ 20 years ago. It's a container plant that stays to a height of about 5' but many benjamina's grow quite tall. My sister in south Florida had a few in her yard years ago that were taller than the house and I've seen them kept as hedges here in the more southerly parts of the state too. With my little tree, the leaves started out with very white variegation but as the plant has aged they've turned more of a creamy yellow and aren't as pretty in my opinion. I've grown many of the solid green benjamina's over the years as container plants but they just got so huge and became so root bound it was a hassle pruning the roots so I finally got rid of them all and only kept my little variegated Weeping Fig that seems to stay to a more manageable size; although it really needs repotting badly.
I've never seen the F. sagittata for sale around here that I can remember and after searching the internet, I don't find it listed as available for sale anywhere either. It sure is a pretty plant though and I'm thinking it would make a great hanging basket!
