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title: "Hi, I just bought a ficus a few days ago, and I just picked it up to…"
description: "Hi, I just bought a ficus a few days ago, and I just picked it up to take a look at it since I notice a very healthy looking leaf fell off, when I went to put…"
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author: "Korra32165"
published: "2023-05-27T01:57:44.006Z"
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# Hi, I just bought a ficus a few days ago, and I just picked it up to…

_Posted by Korra32165 on 2023-05-27_

Hi, I just bought a ficus a few days ago, and I just picked it up to take a look at it since I notice a very healthy looking leaf fell off, when I went to put it back another one fell off, and that one looks really healthy too. Can someone please explain what is happening? It’s a Ficus Triangularis Varegata. Are some plants really fragile?

## 4 comments

### Slink commented on 2023-05-27

I used to work at a greenhouse and I’m pretty sure most Ficuses are just really picky, especially if you move them place to place!

#### Korra32165 replied on 2023-05-27

Ok. Thank you so much, I wasn’t sure if it was exactly that, but I just wanted to double check and make sure, someone did bring up how that did happen to their ficus, but how it is doing better. I just hope mine will do better too.

### Danielle commented on 2023-05-28

Ficus without enough water can lose their leaves so quickly!

### Iplantevenrightnow🪴 commented on 2023-05-28

When I brought my first ficus lyrata home, the same thing happened to me. It lost about 75% of its leaves from the shock of moving it from the store to home. I found a good spot for it close to a window where it gets lots of indirect sunlight and no drafts, got it on a regular watering and liquid fertilizer schedule, and now it’s thriving, lots of new leaves. Good luck!

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