Our Root Rot Treatment is finally available! We've been working for a long time to create a safe, gentle treatment to address both fungal and bacterial root rot. We'd like to invite you to participate in the trial if your plant has symptoms of root rot. To learn more, please [...]
With the help of your votes, we've updated The Fiddle Leaf Fig Expert with a new cover! We appreciate everyone who took the time to vote for our new cover design. The Fiddle Leaf Fig Expert is an easy-to-understand guide for growing healthy and happy ficus lyrata plants. The [...]
Getting ready to shop for a fiddle leaf fig tree? Fiddle leaf figs can be expensive, so it's important to do your homework when choosing a new plant. How can you avoid buying a plant with problems and select the best plant available? There are a few things to [...]
Wondering how to separate two fiddle leaf fig trees? Watch this video from Meg Miller. She shows you how to separate the trunks of a fiddle leaf fig bush to eventually shape it into a single stalk tree.
I get a lot of questions about whether you can revive a dying fiddle leaf fig. Plants can be extremely resilient with the proper care, so bringing a plant back from the edge is definitely possible! I received this amazing story from a reader who rescued a fiddle leaf [...]
If you're new to fiddle leaf fig plants, you'll only need to know the most important, fundamental, and basic care instructions. For example, with adequate light exposure and a good root aeration regimen, many ficus lyrata owners can get by with whatever basic cactus mix happens to be on sale [...]
Oh, no! Last month I was delighted to find what I thought would be the perfect size fiddle leaf fig tree for my space. As you can see, though, the result was anticlimactic: As with most expectations, reality failed to live up to the glossy interior design magazines. Perhaps [...]
Meet our Before & After Fiddle Leaf Fig 2018 Photo Contest winner, Alison Pelland! Alison is a professional. In fact, she is a commercial plant caretaker, and she has some great ideas for caring for your fiddle leaf fig. We wanted to share some of her tips! I asked [...]
Rule number one about your fiddle leaf fig: It loves light! The more light, the better. In this case, more is more if you want to grow a big, healthy fig. (Just make sure to give it a rest at night!) If you live in a darker climate, if it’s [...]
“Anyone else's houseplants going crazy?” Asked a frantic member of a local online community group. It was January, and she had expected her fiddle leaf fig to go dormant all winter. After a month of slowed growth, though, her tree had begun sprouting new leaves. A chorus of fellow confused [...]
Nurturing a ficus lyrata is like the ultimate adult houseplant version of “Choose Your Own Adventure.” You remember those interactive kids’ books, don’t you? At the end of each chapter, you, the reader, are presented with a choice. Each selection produces a wildly different outcome than its alternatives. So [...]
Thanks to Claire Akin’s guidance, parenting a Fiddle Leaf Fig plant becomes simple. Years of experience are packed into this easy-to-read book, and, as a result, I’m now a more confident plant owner. A must-have for any Fiddle Leaf Fig caretaker, to finally understand your plant and make it [...]
Here at the Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant Resource we welcome partnerships and collaborations in the houseplant area. We are excited to collaborate with Boris Dadvisard at Invincible Happy Houseplants! Be sure to check out The Basics of Fiddle Leaf Fig Care which outlines all the best tips on how to [...]
If you've had a fiddle leaf fig tree for a while and it's grown taller, you may be wondering how to get it to grow new branches. You're in luck, as there is an easy way to get your plant to start new branches right where you want them. This [...]
Have you seen small holes or other evidence of insects on your fiddle leaf fig? It's important to act quickly during a fiddle leaf fig insect infestation to save your plant and keep the insects from spreading to your other plants. Today, we're excited to share a new video all [...]
“Help! S.O.S! Mayday! 911! My fiddle leaf fig is dying, and I don't know what to do!” By far, this is the most common distress signal we hear from readers and community members here at fiddleleaffigplant.com. Inevitably, the answer falls into one of four categories: Environment, a disease, pests, or [...]
Here at the Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant Resource get asked a lot about how to care for fiddle leaf fig trees in the winter time. Fiddle leaf figs require you to adjust your care as the temperatures drop. Click to watch a video on caring for your fiddle leaf fig [...]
Here at the Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant Resource we welcome partnerships and collaborations in the houseplant area. We are excited to collaborate with Boris Dadvisard at Invincible Happy Houseplants! Be sure to check out The Basics of Fiddle Leaf Fig Care which outlines all the best tips on how to [...]
