Weeping Fig, Chinese Banyan 'Indigo'

Ficusbenjamina

Family
Moraceae (mor-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Ficus (FY-kus)
Species
benjamina (ben-juh-MYE-nuh)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Good Fall Color
Textured
Hardiness
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Other Details
Category
Shrubs
Trees
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

New Port Richey, Florida

San Antonio, Texas

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Acton, CA (Zone 8b) | May 2009 | neutral

this cultivar has dark green leaves of about normal size and shape, but with lighter lime green splashes in the centers of the leaves (so...Read More

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