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title: "My fiddle leaf fig has rust spots. I have only had the plant for…"
description: "My fiddle leaf fig has rust spots. I have only had the plant for about a month. Any ideas?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Molly"
published: "2023-08-26T19:01:24.894Z"
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# My fiddle leaf fig has rust spots. I have only had the plant for…

_Posted by Molly on 2023-08-26_

My fiddle leaf fig has rust spots. I have only had the plant for about a month. Any ideas?

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## 3 comments

### Eugene’s plants commented on 2023-08-26

This plant is so fussy . Not to sure what spots mean 😢

### Kylee commented on 2023-08-26

Are you misting with tap water? Tap water leaves hard water spots. And then those can cause problems. Otherwise maybe try an anti fungal spray to be safe? I have a preventative I spray on mine when I fertilize and clean my leaves

### Gab commented on 2023-08-27

Mine used to often get this as well. Ever since I started washing the leaves about once a month, I haven’t noticed many!

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