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title: "Hey! How do I care for this ficus? x"
description: "Hey! How do I care for this ficus? x"
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community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Mr Plant Guy"
published: "2025-01-05T20:39:28.984271Z"
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# Hey! How do I care for this ficus? x

_Posted by Mr Plant Guy on 2025-01-05_

Hey! How do I care for this ficus? x

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## 5 comments

### Thetropicalplantcave commented on 2025-01-05

This is a ficus lyrata, they grow in the tropical rainforests of Western Africa. Most of these forests are not dense rainforest but rather more wooded Savannah with some extent of dense rainforest. This means that they receive good lighting (give it bright indirect light) and good water. Because they grow in wooded Savannah more than rainforest, they are more suited for a little bit drier soil than that of a philodendron or alocasia. In a wrap up, they like bright indirect light, a decent amount of water (water when the soil is mostly dry or when the 2-3 inches of soil is fully dry), they grow tall and relatively fast. They are very rewarding.

#### Gena replied on 2025-01-06

And once you find a spot she loves don’t move her, they like to stay in 1 spot ❤️

#### Abbi replied on 2025-01-06

This one is a bambino tho, so I don't think it will get very tall.

### ShaeShay commented on 2025-01-08

Lots of light! They get really shiny leaves with plenty of light. You might want to mist leaves every so often.

#### Gena replied on 2025-01-11

This ^

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