Fiddle Leaf Fig


Size

The fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) is a popular indoor tree featuring very large, heavily veined, and glossy violin-shaped leaves that grow upright on a sleek trunk. A fiddle-leaf fig is perfect as a focal point of a room if you can situate it in a floor-standing container where the plant is allowed to grow to at least 6 feet tall. (Most indoor specimens reach around 10 feet tall.) It's a fairly fast grower and can be potted at any point in the year if you're like most gardeners acquiring a nursery plant to keep indoors.

Botanical Name Ficus lyrata
Common Name Fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig
Plant Type Tropical, Foliage
Mature Size 50 ft. tall (outdoors), 10 ft. tall (indoors)
Sun Exposure Partial Shade
Soil Type Loamy, medium moisture, well-draining
Soil pH Acidic, neutral, 
Hardiness Zones 
10-12
Native Area Tropical western Africa
Pet-friendly? No