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Ficus llorón
Ficus benjamina
Un gran árbol tropical de hoja perenne originario de Asia y del norte de Australia, donde puede alcanzar 30 feet o más con una copa amplia y redondeada de ramas arqueadas y colgantes cubiertas de hojas brillantes, puntiagudas, de 2-4 inches. Sin embargo, en gran parte del mundo se cultiva como uno de los árboles de interior más populares, mantenido a 5-10 feet en una maceta y apreciado por su grácil forma colgante y su follaje denso y lustroso. Es rústico al aire libre solo en climas libres de heladas (USDA 10a-12b); en cualquier sitio más frío es una planta de interior. Su rasgo más famoso es que deja caer las hojas de forma drástica cada vez que se lo mueve, se lo expone a corrientes de aire, se riega de más o de menos, o se estresa de otra manera: un hábito que los nuevos dueños suelen confundir con la muerte. El látex blanco y lechoso de sus tallos y hojas es levemente tóxico si se ingiere y es un alérgeno cutáneo y aéreo bien conocido.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: narrow (24/100)
Container
Structure
Focal point
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Low water
Mature size
60-360" tall · 120" apart
Hardy in zones
10a-12b
mild to frost-free winters
Native in Illinois
No
No es comestible.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 17 ecoregions — 11 climate-resilient through 2070 · 6 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Ficus llorón (Ficus benjamina). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/ficus-benjamina
Sources for every fact
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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