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Lynda

Something’s going on with my fiddle leaf fig, and I don’t know what the heck it is ! There was a time last spring that she nearly completely defoliated; I thought she was a goner. But, with time, she replaced all of her leaves, and is looking really well. However, just recently, she started dropping leaves again… maybe three or four a day. I’m noticing that some of the leaves have darkened areas on the tips of the leaves, which you can see in the pictures. Does anybody know what’s happening to my plant; is she just neurotic, and every once in a while starts to defoliate??? TIA for any help you can give me about my fiddle fig… which I love! 🥲 🤗💚🪴

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  1. Ezzeldin Yaqoub

    They hate the slightest change in their care routine, light levels and location, but will eventually get used to the change if you don’t change it any further.

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  2. Darcy

    Mine looked amazing, then proceeded to drop all its leaves. I was talking to someone else, and theirs recently did the same thing. Here in Texas it doesn’t feel like fall, but im wondering if they somehow know its fall

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    • Kades

      There has been some really cool research on plants reactions to barometric pressure changes with the seasons/storms etc. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

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  3. Cherrybergher

    A cold draft can make them drop a bunch of leaves even if it’s from an A/C vent. Not enough light and they will drop leaves or too much water or not enough water. They are bit finicky about things being just right.

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    • Lynda

      Not enough light…hmmmm… I just made a post at the bottom of this thread, and was wondering if it might be low light that is causing my ficus to drop her leaves. I just reread your text, and maybe you hit the nail on the head. TXS! 🤗💚🪴

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  4. Matilda

    This looks like a ficus triangularis which is not a fiddle leaf fig- you might need different care

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    • Lynda

      Oops… My mistake! My ficus is a triangularis, not a fiddle leaf fig, (of which, I do have one). TXS for catching that; you have great eyes! 🤗💚🪴

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  5. Lauren

    I have a triangularis that I just got in early October. She just started dropping leaves this past week here in western Washington. I hope it’s just a fall thing!

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    • Lynda

      I’m beginning to think that they are just “nervous Nellies“! From all the comments, it seems they will defoliate at the drop of a hat, for anything. I’m treating all my ficus, of which I have four, with an abundance of care now… TXS for your post! 🤗💚🪴 PS. I hope your triangularus doesn’t drop too many leaves. At least you know if she does, she should come back to her former beauty, in time… like mine did!

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    • Darcy

      Mine is coming back since this post! So I agree

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  6. Lynda

    Just as an update, mine is still losing 3-5 leaves a day; she’s done this before. Perhaps she just doesn’t like the low light, since I live in the PNW. Maybe this type of weather is hard on everything?! 🤗💚🪴

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    • Lauren

      Mine too! Nearly bald! I hope it comes back in the spring

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    • Cherrybergher

      Try a dedicated grow light

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    • Lynda

      I just put one on my ficus, today! I’ll keep everyone updated. TXS… 🤗💚🪴

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