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Indoor Plants
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrata
The fiddle leaf fig has a reputation for being difficult, and it is half deserved. It is not fussy about much — but it is absolutely uncompromising about two things: it wants bright light, and it wants to stay in one place. Meet those and it is no harder than a rubber plant.
Ours are grown outdoors under 50% shade cloth, which produces a thicker leaf and a sturdier trunk than the soft greenhouse-grown plants that collapse a fortnight after they get home. Expect some leaf drop in the first two weeks while it adjusts to your light. That is normal and it stops.
- Hardened outdoors under shade cloth — thicker leaves, stronger trunk
- Available from tabletop size up to a 6 ft branched tree
- Comes with a written first-90-days settling-in guide
Rs 2,900for the 2 ft, 12 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 2–3 m indoors
- Growth rate
- Moderate — 30–60 cm a year in good light
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
Bright lightFloor plantNear a windowAir purifying
How to look after your Fiddle Leaf Fig
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Bright light, including a few hours of direct morning sun. Ficus dislikes being moved — pick a spot and leave it.
- Water
- When the top 3–4 cm dries out. Consistency matters more than volume; erratic watering causes leaf drop.
- Humidity
- Moderate to high. Dry air causes leaf-edge browning on fiddle leaf figs in particular.
- Soil
- Well-draining, loam-based mix.
- Feeding
- Balanced feed every 3 weeks from March to September.
- Temperature
- 18–32°C. Above 13°C in winter, away from draughts.
If something goes wrong
Sudden leaf drop after coming home
Why it happens: Shock from the change in light and humidity.
What to do: Normal. Keep conditions steady and do not repot for at least a month. New growth follows.
Brown blotches spreading from the leaf edge
Why it happens: Overwatering or root damage.
What to do: Check that water is draining freely and let the mix dry further between waterings.
Leaning toward the window
Why it happens: Phototropism.
What to do: Turn the pot a quarter-turn every fortnight.
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