I carried this tree in through the door and the first thing my boyfriend said was, “Why’d you buy a cabbage tree?” I insisted that the tree is beautiful, was priced excellently ($22!), and that I couldn’t live without it. He then told me that he thought it was “uncool,” but I don’t care. I love my cabbage tree.
Fiddle leaf fig trees are being talked about everywhere in the blogosphere right now. Even as I carted it to the checkout at Home Depot, two people came up to me and asked what kind of plant I was purchasing. The fiddle leaf is charming us all!
It’s currently sitting in this corner of my living room and I always knew it would be going there. That keyboard set up next to it is my boyfriend’s, which he hasn’t played ONCE since we moved in and he refuses to let me replace it with a bar cart (C’mon! Everyone needs one of those!) I’ll keep trying to make that happen… we’ll see.
I planted the tree in a copper pot which is so perfect in size that I’m thinking I should probably go with one bigger… That’s with the assumption that I’ll keep the tree alive long enough to where it will outgrow the pot. Apparently the number one killer of fiddle leaf fig trees is over-watering, which is how I’ve killed many other plants. I’m going to be extra EXTRA careful about that with this one, but I’m glad to see that there already seems to be a new leaf coming out!
That is what’s happening here, right? Whatever it is, it’s making me hopeful for the future.
If you’ve got any care tips, cautionary tales, or general thoughts on the fiddle leaf, I’d LOVE to hear it in the comments below! Anything you can tell me to help mine survive or prove that my boyfriend was wrong about the tree being uncool would be greatly appreciated <3.
New baby leaf!? You’re getting a green thumb :)
Only $22!? I may have to go to home depot this week!!! I really want to add green to my house! Thanks for the tip ;)
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What, $22? That’s insane!
My plant problem is that all of the sunny windows are occupied by cat trees (those spoiled kitties), so I don’t know if I can fit a tree.
It looks lovely in your space! I don’t know the specifics needs of fig trees, but I’ve used this guide to care for my plants and it has REALLY worked: http://powazek.com/posts/2352 Drainage is really important, and if the tree is too big to move when you water, you may want to think about siphoning off the water that trickles into the saucer with a turkey baster.
As for your boyfriend, what if you tell him you’ll make him lots of drinks when you get a bar cart? :)
Beautiful! I’ve neverhad a green thumb but would lobe to have some greens in the house!
I don’t have any tips because I kill every plant in sight :) But I’ve always loved the fig trees. It looks great in the corner of your living room!
This is beautiful and I love the planter you’re using. We should all have a little green in our house..boyfriends and husbands will never understand that. :)
I love this plant, I have never seen these before or anything like it. Great, now I want one :)
I think it’s beautiful and I love the pot you have it in, although I guess a bigger one may be better. I’m terrible when it comes to plants and keeping them alive :( Plus it doesn’t help that my cat eats them and gets sick. Really annoying. Oh and you are waaaaay cool in my book!
I too do not have a green thumb, but I love the “cabbage plants”, too. I bought one at Ikea this winter for $13.00. I’m still struggling to keep it alive. Thanks for the encouragement I now feel. I will Not kill this plant!!
I have a fiddle leaf fig tree that is now 7 ft.tall. I have cut it back twice & given starts to friends. I now have it outside in the shade & it is getting new shoots every day. I’ll be bringing it back inside soon as I live in Northern Mn.
I have 2 of these plants in my home and the edges of the leaves are turning brown and leaves are falling off. Why?!?
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to figure that out. Mine died a long time ago and my best guess is because of not enough sun!