
Weeping Fig
- Botanical Name
- Ficus benjamina
- Hardiness
- Zones 10 to 12
- Height
- 15 feet
- Width
- 10 feet
- Light
- Bright indirect light
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Keep soil evenly moist during growing season and allow to dry slightly between watering during the winter
- Prune for size and shape
- Leaves drop with any change in environment. Can lose up to 95% of its leaves and still recover
- Propagate by cuttings or air-layering
- Problems
- Spider mites, scale, mealybugs, aphids, thrips
- Varieties
- Bushy Prince - compact, deep green leaves
- Midnight Lady - compact, curly leaves
- Variegata - foliage variegated with white and grey-green
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