Fiddle Leaf Fig
4.4 out of 5 (548 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
About Fiddle Leaf Fig
The fiddle leaf fig is a tree from Central and West Africa. The species name, lyrata, refers to the leaves’ shape of a lyre, a small string instrument played in Ancient Greece. The plant has a uniquely and mutually beneficial relationship with specific kinds of wasps. In fact, every plant in the Ficus genus has a unique wasp species which will lay its eggs in the fruits of only its favorite species! 🐝
Taxonomy
Ficus lyrata
Ficus
Moraceae
Rosales
Also known as
Ficus and Little Sunshine
How to care for Fiddle Leaf Fig
How often to water your Fiddle Leaf Fig
every 7
Fiddle Leaf Fig needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Fiddle Leaf Fig in your home
a window
Fiddle Leaf Fig may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Fiddle Leaf Fig
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Fiddle Leaf Fig after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Who loves a good before and after? Even though #greg states fiddles do not like porous pots, this fiddle couldn’t be happier. Check out this growth spurt that happened when I finally placed her in a north window of my four season room. Unreal growth!!! #FiddleLeafFig
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My fiddle fig has black spots or parts on it all around the edges and I’m trying to figure out what is wrong with it. I will send a picture.  #FiddleLeafFig
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Fiddle leaf question. So, I’ve had my guy for maybe 3 ish years. It was tall when I got it at Costco. I’ve learned the hard way for sure. I repotted him in the spring and then overwatered and lost loads of leaves. He’s since stabilized but I’ve not seen any new growth in quite some time and his pot never seems to be dry when I use my water measuring tool. Should I be concerned about this? I saw an online post about a plant person who had cut off all the branches and leaves of their FLF and it grew back healthy and adorable. Any success with that? Should I just leave it alone? #FiddleLeafFig #pruneitback
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My fig leaf plants have brown spots. What can I do?
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Spots on the back of my fiddle leaf fig #FiddleLeafFig Whats wrong with it? Too much sun?
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My plant is losing leaf #FiddleLeafFig
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New pot goofin
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FLF Leaf problems? Hello! I have 3 fiddle leaf figs that have been growing great for the last 3 years. This one is the only plant I have had trouble with so far. Its dropped 2 leaves already with similar discoloration and this would be the third leaf in about a month. Any idea what is happening? I water about every 2 weeks, if it needs it. #fiddleleaffig
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Losing leaves on fiddle leaf fig My fiddle leaf fig has lost all but one leaf. And I think it’s going to lose this last one too. It’s gone through cycles of losing leaves before, but it’s never lost all of them. And it has always eventually grown more leaves back than it lost. Pictures are of this last leaf left - this is what the leaves look like before losing them. Can anyone tell me what the issue is? And if I can fix I it, how? #FiddleLeafFig
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I have a lot of brown leaves #FiddleLeafFig
Care Summary for Fiddle Leaf Fig
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 414
Survivor 161
Fast grower 147
Browns easily 135
Easy to propagate 36
Pest magnet 26
Blooms easily 12
02/03/2022
I purchased my Fiddleleaf fig because I read that it cleans the air adds oxygen Also can remove some bad chemicals from its environment and very beautiful. I would recommend that anybody that purchase one feed it organic fiddle leaf plant food according to the directions, made all the difference in growth and leaf quality.
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
01/26/2022
I’ve heard so many horror stories about these but mine has, despite my better efforts, continued to thrive. I mean, it got *forgotten* in the back yard all summer while I was overwhelmed with moving & some renovating. Happy as a clam. Yes, it’s dropped some leaves over the years. Yes, it was once MUCH more lush and is still recovering from near-death a year and a half ago. But it’s still here!
Large, lush leaves