Ficus benjamina

Ficus benjamina subsp. var.

Weeping fig, Weeping Chinese Banyan

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	cm 30 ft
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The query description has an empty condition.:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	India
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀

The query description has an empty condition.:	☼	sun, part-sun, shade
The query description has an empty condition.:	◍	moist, moderate
Features:	✓	evergreen, foliage, houseplant
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		10 to 11
Sunset Zones:		13, 17, 19-25, 27, indoor
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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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Weeping Fig has been shown by NASA to effectively filter indoor air toxins^wp.

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