1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm61.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
3,050.00 cm40.60 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water carefully
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Soft scales
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Container
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FICUS benjamina
ALOPECURUS pratensis
7.2 Common Name
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Birkenfeige
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
7.2.3 In French
figuier pleureur
vulpin des prés
7.2.4 In Spanish
higo llorón
pradera de cola de zorra
7.2.5 In Greek
κλάμα σύκο
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando fig
Meadow Foxtail
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Plorans ficum
meadow Foxtail
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species