How Care for a Fiddle Leaf Fig
by
Anne Davidson
(IC: blogger)
Adding plants indoors has a number of benefits--improving air quality, helping with cabin fever/warding off Seasonal Affective Disorder, and offering additional design elements. The Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant has become the designer "it" plant. I like how Emily Henderson uses the plant in almost of her work. Young House Love also bought one but had some trouble taking care of it.
I got mine from Home Depot for around $30. It was last year, so I don't remember the exact price. If you buy a larger version of the plant they can run more expensive, but I didn't want to go that route in case the fig tree died on me.
As of currently the plant is still alive so ha!--the husband thought I would kill it. I am determined to prove him wrong. I've complied a few tips for the beginning Fiddle Leaf Fig owner to make your fig tree as "fit as a fiddle."
I got mine from Home Depot for around $30. It was last year, so I don't remember the exact price. If you buy a larger version of the plant they can run more expensive, but I didn't want to go that route in case the fig tree died on me.
As of currently the plant is still alive so ha!--the husband thought I would kill it. I am determined to prove him wrong. I've complied a few tips for the beginning Fiddle Leaf Fig owner to make your fig tree as "fit as a fiddle."
1. Sunlight
2. Watering
At this point you are probably thinking the plant is a little too demanding for a house plant.
For the rest of the real tips, check out my blog.
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Published February 21st, 2015 1:45 PM
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The Rustic Boxwood on Mar 19, 2016Very pretty pics, and those are great tips!
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Oni Cross on Mar 26, 2021
I’m so sorry I’ve lost my Fiddle Leaf Fig tree. I’ve had it for about 18 months. I came out one morning to see a few leafs had dropped off, l touch a few more n they dropped as well. I haven’t done anything different. Now I have three leaves left. And they don’t look good. I don’t know what to do
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