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Moraceae
Fig Flower
Ficus carica
Prosperity and knowledge.
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
- Native to
- Western Asia, Mediterranean region
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Deciduous tree
- Height
- 3-10 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Fig flowers are completely hidden inside the fleshy fruit structure called a syconium.
- You never actually see a fig flower because it blooms entirely inside out.
- Figs are pollinated by tiny fig wasps that crawl inside the syconium to lay eggs.
- Figs are one of the earliest fruits cultivated by humans, dating back to 9400 BCE.
- Each fig variety has its own specific species of fig wasp pollinator.
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