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title: "Does anyone know what might be wrong with my Ficus? She had some…"
description: "Does anyone know what might be wrong with my Ficus? She had some brown on the edges of her leaves when I got her, but I just thought she had crispy edges from…"
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published: "2026-08-10T18:25:15.310447Z"
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# Does anyone know what might be wrong with my Ficus? She had some…

_Posted by LydiaLovesPlants on 2026-08-10_

Does anyone know what might be wrong with my Ficus? She had some brown on the edges of her leaves when I got her, but I just thought she had crispy edges from sunlight and whatnot, but it is spreading and making leaves drop. She is no longer in direct sunlight (been under a grow light for a while). The first thing I did when I brought her home was clean her leaves and check for pests. I just checked the roots today and nothing seems wrong, all look healthy and I don’t see/smell any rot.

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## 5 comments

### BooksandPlants commented on 2026-08-10

It may be a fungal thing if it’s spreading? I’m not sure, but if it try a fungicide

#### LydiaLovesPlants replied on 2026-08-10

Thank you, I will look into that!

### Vivian commented on 2026-08-11

Grow lights can still burn the leaves btw. I learned that the hard way with my variegated pothos, the white easily burns if you have a grow light too close. Good luck though!

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-08-11

The marks on the stems are normal/ old damage. The leaves look like they have leaf spot disease which is a type of very common fungal disease use a good houseplant (light) fungicide

#### LydiaLovesPlants replied on 2026-08-11

Thank you!

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