BOTANICAL NAME

FICUS BENJAMINA

PRONUNCIATION

FIE – kus

ben – juh – MEE - nuh

COMMON NAME

Weeping or Benjamin Fig

FAMILY

Moraceae

Life Cycle

Indoors- perennialOutside- annual

Growth Habit

TreeHeight 15’Width 10’Upright

LEAF

OvateLength 2 1/2”Width 1”

ARRANGEMENT

Alternate

MARGIN

Entire

VEINS

Pinnate

COMPOSITION

Simple

FLOWER

Insignificant

FRUIT

Red; 3/8” in diameter

EXPOSURE

Part shade

GROWTH

Medium

USESpecimenHouse plantInteriorscapingMall plant

DESCRIPTIONWeeping form with slender arching branches

Leaves are deep green with long slender points

DESCRIPTIONWoody stems have aerial roots

cv. Variegated leaf form available with creamy white

CULTURAL PRACTICESPropagate by stem cuttings, air layering, or seed

Filtered light62° F. to 65° F. night

PROBLEMS

Leaf Drop

ZONES

NATIVE OF:

India