Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Australia
Types
Ficus benjamina
Coconut and Dates
Number of Varieties
80010
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
-
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm450.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
3,050.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Growth Rate
Very Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Light, Loose, Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water carefully
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Boron, EDTA iron, Maganese, Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Soft scales
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents
Allergy
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Container
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Tropical
Botanical Name
FICUS benjamina
ARCHONTOPHOENIX
Common Name
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
Palm
In Hindi
रो अंजीर
Palm
In German
Birkenfeige
Palme
In French
figuier pleureur
Paume
In Spanish
higo llorón
Palma
In Greek
κλάμα σύκο
Παλάμη
In Portuguese
chorando fig
Palma
In Polish
płacz rys
Palma
In Latin
Plorans ficum
Vero
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Urticales
Arecales
Family
Moraceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Ficus
Archontophoenix
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Ficeae
Areceae
Subfamily
-
Arecoideae
Number of Species
8502600
1
27800
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