weeping fig
Ficus benjamina
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 50 feet tall25 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-trunked
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Black, green, orange, purple, red
- Foliage color
- Green, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
- Toxicity
- Toxic to pets
Garden uses
Notes
Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) is a tree for containers, specimen planting, and hedges. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, and it grows at a moderate rate into a multi-trunked tree. Keep it away from pets, since it is toxic to them.
Pairs well with Indian-hawthorn, Bird of paradise, Mondo grass, and Australian tree fern.
Native range
North America, Central America, Caribbean, Cayman Is., and 2 more places. See all 6
North America, Central America, Caribbean, Cayman Is., Panamá, and Turks-Caicos Is..