Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Avena sativa
Ficus benjamina
Number of Varieties
-800
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
12-10
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm2,440.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm3,050.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Layering
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Water carefully
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Reduce Bruises
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Container
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
FICUS benjamina
Common Name
Oat
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
In Hindi
जई
रो अंजीर
In German
Haferpflanze
Birkenfeige
In French
Plantes d'avoine
figuier pleureur
In Spanish
planta de avena
higo llorón
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
κλάμα σύκο
In Portuguese
aveia planta
chorando fig
In Polish
Owies roślin
płacz rys
In Latin
Oat plant
Plorans ficum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Urticales
Family
Poaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Avena
Ficus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Aveneae
Ficeae
Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
-850
1
27800
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