Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Grass
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Europe, Asia
Types
Brown Turkey Fig, Texas Everbearing Fig, Celeste Fig
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
3-
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-104-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Eye irritation
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Demulcent, Digestive, Emollient, Galactogogue, Laxative, Pectoral, Stomachic, Tonic
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Wood
Whole plant
Other Uses
Garland, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for woodware
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
FICUS carica 'Black Mission'
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Black Mission Fig, Fig
Oatgrass
In Hindi
Black Mission Fig Tree
जई घास
In German
Schwarz Mission Fig Tree
Ährengras
In French
Noir Mission Fig Tree
Folle avoine
In Spanish
Negro Misión de la Higuera
oat Grass
In Greek
Μαύρο Αποστολή Fig Tree
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
Black Tree Fig Missão
aveia-
In Polish
Czarny Mission Fig Tree
Owies trawa
In Latin
Niger Mission ficum
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Poales
Family
Moraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ficus
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Ficeae
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
1450
1
27800
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