Tropicals > Ficus > Ficus lyrata > Ficus lyrata
Ficus lyrata
Fiddleleaf Fig, Banjo Fig
Origin: Western and central tropical Africa.
| Family |
| Moraceae |
| Genus |
| Ficus |
| Species |
| lyrata |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 12a - 12b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 10 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 50 - 60 |
| Height |
| 30 m |
| Spread |
| 20 m |
Photographs
Cultivars
click to expand
Awards
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Used in interior plantscapes and as a large tree in tropical landscapes. |
| Shape |
| Bushy and upright. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Aphis, whitefly, scale, mealybugs and spider mites. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Brown in colour, broken branches, stems and leaves produce a white latex sap. |
| Leaf Description |
| Large, deep-green, lighter green on the underside, fiddle-shaped leaves with yellow venation. Leaves are poisonous to both cats and dogs. |
| Flower Description |
| Rarely flowers indoors. |
| Fruit Description |
| In suitable conditions outside it may produce green, globular figs to 1 cm in diameter held singularly or in pairs. |
| Propagation |
| Air layering with IBA, rooting in 1-2 months. |
top