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BOTANICAL NAME

BOTANICAL NAME. F ICUS BENJAMINA. PRONUNCIATION. FIE – kus ben – juh – MEE - nuh. COMMON NAME. Weeping or Benjamin Fig. FAMILY. Moraceae. Life Cycle. Indoors- perennial Outside- annual. Growth Habit. Tree Height 15’ Width 10’ Upright. LEAF. Ovate Length 2 1/2” Width 1”.

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BOTANICAL NAME

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  1. BOTANICAL NAME • FICUS BENJAMINA

  2. PRONUNCIATION • FIE – kus ben – juh – MEE - nuh

  3. COMMON NAME • Weeping or Benjamin Fig

  4. FAMILY • Moraceae

  5. Life Cycle • Indoors- perennial • Outside- annual

  6. Growth Habit • Tree • Height 15’ • Width 10’ • Upright

  7. LEAF • Ovate • Length 2 1/2” • Width 1”

  8. ARRANGEMENT • Alternate

  9. MARGIN • Entire

  10. VEINS • Pinnate

  11. COMPOSITION • Simple

  12. FLOWER • Insignificant

  13. FRUIT • Red; 3/8” in diameter

  14. EXPOSURE • Part shade

  15. GROWTH • Medium

  16. USE • Specimen • House plant • Interiorscaping • Mall plant

  17. DESCRIPTION • Weeping form with slender arching branches • Leaves are deep green with long slender points

  18. DESCRIPTION • Woody stems have aerial roots • cv. Variegated leaf form available with creamy white

  19. CULTURAL PRACTICES • Propagate by stem cuttings, air layering, or seed • Filtered light • 62° F. to 65° F. night

  20. PROBLEMS • Leaf Drop

  21. ZONES

  22. NATIVE OF: • India

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