Ficus benjamina

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	India

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun, shade
Water:	◍	moist, moderate
Features:	✓	evergreen, foliage, houseplant
USDA Zones:		10 to 11
Sunset Zones:		13, 17, 19-25, 27, indoor

Scientific Names

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Read about Ficus benjamina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ficus benjamina, Linn. A tree with small lvs., and smooth throughout: lvs. thin, not much coriaceous, shining, ovate-elliptic, entire, the apex sharply acuminate, 2-4½ in- long; lateral primary nerves very numerous, freely intermingling near the margins of the lvs.: frs. in pairs, axillary and sessile, smooth and blood-red when ripe. Malayan Penins. K. 52. 83h. Ficus benjamina Var. comosa, Kurz. Fig. 1504. Sepals lanceolate-acuminate rather than spatulate: fr. ¾ in. diam., narrowed at base rather than globose or ovoid. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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