Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Ficus benjamina
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
Number of Varieties
80025
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
Lawn
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-157-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm304.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
3,050.00 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water carefully
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Soft scales
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Drought, Salt
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Allergy
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Container
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
FICUS benjamina
CORTADERIA
Common Name
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
Pampas Grass
In Hindi
रो अंजीर
Pampas grass
In German
Birkenfeige
Pampasgrass
In French
figuier pleureur
herbe de la pampa
In Spanish
higo llorón
cortaderas
In Greek
κλάμα σύκο
γρασίδι Πάμπα
In Portuguese
chorando fig
grama de Pampas
In Polish
płacz rys
Pampas trawy
In Latin
Plorans ficum
Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Urticales
Poales
Family
Moraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ficus
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Ficeae
Danthonieae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
85025
1
27800
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