How to Tell If Your Fiddle Leaf Fig Needs Water

Fiddle leaf figs are notoriously difficult to keep healthy because they’re not very good at telling us what they want. One of the biggest mistakes I see new plant people making is looking for signs on the plant that it needs something. In general, by the time a plant is showing you that it’s thirsty, …

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This Is Why Your Ficus Audrey Lost All Its Leaves

Ficus Audrey are notorious for being even more finicky than fiddle leaf fig trees. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise, since they’re related to one another, though Fiddle leaf figs come from Africa whereas Ficus Audrey are native to India and Pakistan. They both have the same go-to move when they’re feeling a touch …

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Don’t Let Your Pet Near Your Ficus – Here’s Why

Ficus aren’t the best choice of house plant if you have curious, plant-chewing pets, but it’s not impossible to keep them if you take a few precautions. When it comes to pets and plants it depends a LOT on your pet. Some do not care about eating plants. At all. They’ll leave them alone and …

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How to Save A Fiddle Leaf Fig With No Leaves

Yes! Fiddle leaf figs roots are actually pretty resilient – it’s just their leaves that have a flair for the dramatic and swoon to the ground at the slightest inconvenience. So don’t worry. Fiddle leaf figs are perfectly capable of regrowing their leaves, and I’m going to teach you how. Step 1 – figure out …

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