Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
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Types
Ficus benjamina
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Number of Varieties
80060
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
3,050.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, 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
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water carefully
Average Water Needs
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, 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
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Container
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
FICUS benjamina
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
रो अंजीर
Ranunculus
In German
Birkenfeige
Ranunkel
In French
figuier pleureur
Ranunculus
In Spanish
higo llorón
ranúnculo
In Greek
κλάμα σύκο
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
chorando fig
Ranogkylos
In Polish
płacz rys
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Plorans ficum
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Ranunculales
Family
Moraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ficus
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Ficeae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
850600
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27800
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