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title: "My beautiful baby is dropping a dustpan full of leaves everyday! I…"
description: "My beautiful baby is dropping a dustpan full of leaves everyday! I brought her in from outside about a month ago. I have a small grow light on 12 hours a day…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Katlovesplants#1"
published: "2025-10-23T12:41:30.493279Z"
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# My beautiful baby is dropping a dustpan full of leaves everyday! I…

_Posted by Katlovesplants#1 on 2025-10-23_

My beautiful baby is dropping a dustpan full of leaves everyday! I brought her in from outside about a month ago. I have a small grow light on 12 hours a day and I have her in the same corner by the window that she’s always loved. Any other suggestions?? Or am I just being as dramatic as she is ???

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## 5 comments

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-10-23

It's probably just the change in the environment, and the old leaves dying to make more energy for new leaves. It also could be going dormant. I don't have this plant (i wish i did) but again its probably all the changing from outside to inside. The light, the air, everything is different. So hopefully thats all it is!

#### Katlovesplants#1 replied on 2025-10-23

This plant plant was only a foot tall when my husband bought it for me 18 years ago. I’ve had her outside for the summer before but I don’t remember so much leaf drop. Thank you!!

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-10-23

Hopefully its just shedding older leaves then..

### Sunny commented on 2025-10-23

Ficus plants drop leaves if you look at them crosseyed. 😂 They don’t like moving around a room much less from outdoors to indoors. Younger plants are especially sensitive. Older plants adjust better if the changes are not too drastic. Taking more than a month to adjust is not uncommon for a ficus. I have grown several varieties that thrived until the move to a “better” more sunny location at the end of the growing season. Give this one a little more time to adjust since it has lived many years already. Check the humidity levels at the current location. 🪴🍀

### Katlovesplants#1 commented on 2025-10-24

Thank you!

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