Bruton Memorial's Indoor Plants

Weeping fig, Ficus tree

Common name: Weeping fig, Ficus tree
Botanical name: Ficus benjamina
Family: Moraceae (fig family)
Recommended uses: One of the most popular small indoor trees; grows quite slowly.
Form: Tree
Size: Up-to 10 ft.
Life span: Can live for about 20 years with good care
Foliage Color: Leaves can be a shiny green, variegated

Common name: Fiddle-leaf fig, Banjo fig
Botanical name: Ficus Lyrata
Family: Moracaeae (fig family)
Recommended uses: Popular ornamental tree; also known as a houseplant in temperate areas
Form: Tree
Size: 18 in. long and 12 in. broad; the fruit is a green fig 2.5-3 cm.
Life span: In the wild it can live more than 50years; as an indoor plant, it lives 10-20 years
Foliage color: Deep green

Common name: Aloe vera
Botanical name: Aloe barbadensis miller
Family: Asphodelaceae (Liliaceae)
Recommended uses: Grows great in a pot, or can be used out in the garden. Aloes grow in poor soil with good drainage. Growing conditions vary in their native habitat.
Form: Herb, Houseplant
Size: Between 1'-2' tall. Can grow up to 3' in the right conditions.
Life span: Matures when it is about 4 years old and has a life span of about 12 years.
Foliage Color: Blue/green, gray/silver

Common name: Chinese evergreen
Botanical name: Aglaonema
Family: Araceae
Recommended uses: Easy-to-care-for houseplant
Form: Flowering, perennial
Size: 1-2 ft. tall, 1-2 ft. wide
Life span: 10 years, or more
Foliage and Flower Color: Foliage is multi-patterned or plain in shades of green, white, red, and pink; flowers look like small peace lily flowers, flowers occasionally appear but they’re not showy