Species · genus Ficus · Moraceae

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina L.

Also known as: Benjamin Fig · Benjamin-tree · Ficus · Java Fig · Javatree

Growth habit

tree

Native range

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Reference · F. benjamina

Cultivars of F. benjamina

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under F. benjamina yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Ficus benjamina is a tropical tree from the warm, humid forests of South and Southeast Asia, grown indoors as a glossy-leaved specimen. Give it a bright spot with plenty of indirect light, away from harsh direct sun, and water when the top inch or two of mix has dried. It dislikes sudden change and sitting wet, so let it approach dryness between waterings and keep it in a stable, draft-free position.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–29 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining, peat-based potting mix

Propagation

Stem cuttings or air layering

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Does not flower indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Fig / rubber plant — irritant latex (ficin); GI upset, dermatitis. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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