Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ficus benjamina

Weeping fig

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: benjamina
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000398
English name: Weeping fig
Arabic name: فيكس بنجامينا
Native: Asia and Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Very common

Tree, epiphytic when young, up to 30 m high, branches drooping, leaves deep green, ovate, slender pointed 8-10 cm long figs small round blood-red when ripe 

Ph: 65-7

Zone: 10-12

Ornamental plant

Ficus comosa Roxb, Ficus neglecta Decne

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Texture: Loam
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Sun Exposure
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time:
Zone: 10
pH range: 6.5 - 7
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid

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