Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Australia, South America
Types
Ficus benjamina
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Number of Varieties
8000
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm9.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
3,050.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water carefully
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads
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
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
-
Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Container
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
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Botanical Name
FICUS benjamina
Sambucus nigra
Common Name
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
Elderberry
In Hindi
रो अंजीर
Elderberry
In German
Birkenfeige
Holunderbeere
In French
figuier pleureur
Sureau
In Spanish
higo llorón
Saúco
In Greek
κλάμα σύκο
Elderberry
In Portuguese
chorando fig
Sabugueiro
In Polish
płacz rys
Bez czarny
In Latin
Plorans ficum
Elderberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Dipsacales
Family
Moraceae
Adoxaceae
Genus
Ficus
Sambucus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ficeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
85030
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27800
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