Common Spindle

Fig

About Common Spindle and Fig

Common Spindle

Fig

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Common Fig, Ficus carica

Number of Varieties

1510

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Cropland, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-7-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

900.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Maple shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs watering once a week, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, constipation, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

FICUS carica

Common Name

European spindle

Fig

In Hindi

आम धुरी

अंजीर

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Feige

In French

axe commun

figue

In Spanish

husillo Común

higo

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Σύκο

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Figura

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Figa

In Latin

commune fusum

Fig

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Rosales

Family

Celastraceae

Moraceae

Genus

Euonymus

Ficus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Ficeae

Subfamily

Number of Species

30800

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Common Spindle and Fig

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Fig? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Fig. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Fig doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Fig has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Common Spindle and Fig and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Common Spindle and Jamaican poinsettia

Common Spindle and Euryops

Common Spindle and Scarlet Delphinium

» More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Common Spindle and Fig

Season and care of Common Spindle and Fig is important to know. While considering everything about Common Spindle and Fig Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Spindle season is Fall and Fig season is Fall. The type of soil for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Fig is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Fig is Acidic, Neutral.

Common Spindle and Fig Physical Information

Common Spindle and Fig physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Fig height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Fig are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Fig flower color: Green
Fig leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Common Spindle and Fig

Care of Common Spindle and Fig include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Fig pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fig needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.