Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Aquatics
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Common Fig, Ficus carica
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
1037
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, Rocky areas
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, constipation, Diabetes
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
FICUS carica
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Fig
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
अंजीर
duckweed
In German
Feige
Entengrütze
In French
figue
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
higo
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Σύκο
duckweed
In Portuguese
Figura
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Figa
Rzęsa
In Latin
Fig
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Arales
Family
Moraceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Ficus
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Ficeae
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
80038
1
27800
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