- Can Be Grown Indoors Or Outside in Zones 10 - 12
- Large Dark Green Veined Leaves
- Tough Houseplant That Can Adapt To Many Locations
- Requires Bright Indirect Sunlight
Add drama and life to any room of your home with a Fiddle-Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata). The upright plant has large veined leaves that add a tropical effect to your plant room or décor. It's native to the Western Africa tropics, but makes a striking indoor plant in any climate. The fig is a tough houseplant that can adapt to most conditions and serve as an indoor focal point or screen in your decor.
The name for Fiddle-Leaf Fig comes from the violin shape of its large dark green leaves. A fan of tropical conditions, the fig loves bright light and the comfortable warm, humid air of most homes. Its dark waxy leaves stand out against a light-colored wall. Fiddle-Leaf Fig grows quickly, up to a foot or two per year to a mature height of nearly 6 feet. It can survive outdoors in zones 10 through 12.
Fiddle-Leaf Fig Care
Plant Fiddle-Leaf Fig in a large container (nearly 12 inches diameter and 10 inches tall). Place your container at least 4 to 8 feet from a window, so the plant receives bright but indirect light. Rotate your container a quarter-turn or so each month to give all sides of the plant sun exposure and keep growth even. Allow the fig to dry a little between watering and give it lukewarm water when the container soil feels dry about an inch down. The fig only needs occasional pruning to remove damaged leaves.
Fiddle-Leaf Fig Location
Fiddle-Leaf Figs do best in windows that face South or East and in West-facing windows as long as they don't get too much direct sun. North-facing windows probably will not provide enough light.
Fiddle-Leaf Fig Plant Facts
| Light Requirement: Bright Indirect Light |
| Maintenance: Medium |
| Watering: Medium |
| Height: 6 Feet Tall |
| Spread: 4 Feet Wide |
| Habit: Upright |
| Foliage Color(s): Dark Green |
| Flower Color: N/A |
| Bloom Period: N/A |
| Scientific Name: Ficus lyrata |
| Common Name: Fiddle-Leaf Fig |
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Winter to Early Spring
- Is it warm enough to plant in the customer’s growing zone?
- What areas does the plant has to travel through from our nursery to your home?
- Is the plant at the nursery ready to ship.
- The plants from the South will naturally be ready sooner than the plants from the North (If you have questions or concerns about when a plant will ship please email us at info@plantaddicts.com)
Summer
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- We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location
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Winter
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It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.
