Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
World/Pandemic
Types
Ficus benjamina
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
800220
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
3,050.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water carefully
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Soft scales
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Container
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
FICUS benjamina
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
Bladderwort
In Hindi
रो अंजीर
Bladderwort plant
In German
Birkenfeige
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
figuier pleureur
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
higo llorón
planta bladderwort
In Greek
κλάμα σύκο
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
chorando fig
planta bladderwort
In Polish
płacz rys
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Plorans ficum
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Scrophulariales
Family
Moraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Ficus
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ficeae
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
850220
1
27800
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