Hi there I have been reading some of the past threads on the Ficus plants, and trying to nurture my Ficus, however, it is dying more and more every day. I have had the plant for about 2 months. During this time the plant has been dropping leaves and overall losing it's health. At this point there are no new leaves growing what-so-ever. I am letting the soil dry out as I thought that I was possibly watering it too much. I am spraying it a bit. It is in sunlight. It is in a consistant location... so Im not sure what else to do to help rejuvinate this plant. If you have any ideas I would really appreciate your feedback. Thank you very much. Plant lover. -Brandi
I would take it out of that outer decorative pot and place it on a plate or something for the pot to sit on .. it may be root rot .. to much water sitting in that pot .. try that for a while and see what happens.. Marn
Thank you. I can try that. I think there's a pretty good filtration system right now, but I could be wrong. I have the plant in a bot with drainage holes & a drainage tray as well as rocks in teh bottom of the pot. Should I still take it out?
Ficus can lose leaves between 1-3 months after bringing one home, they are funny like that! And many people think they are dying or dead and throw thewm out! The change in light can set the leaf drop in motion, maybe lower humidity as well, but it can adjust to that easily.. If your ficus was in higher light before you got it, like if it was from a green house, it will shed leaves a few at a time until it looks pretty sad and bare (leaf drop can go on for months) With the right care, it will grow new ones that can survive in lower light, so the leaves might be a little smaller and thinner when they grow back. In other words, the lower light it's in now (compared to the light it was in before) can't support the leaves that grew in that higher light. Keep it where it will receive bright indirect light and a little sun as well during the day. Also keep the soil on the semi moist side, not soaked all the time or dried out. Maybe a little dryer during winter. Let the top inch or two start to feel almost dry and then give it a good drink, just make sure the excess water it emptied out so it's not sitting in water. No fertilizer until you see lots of new growth and only in the spring and summer months using small amounts. In the spring, you will probably have to do some pruning of any dead wood if branches appear dry and wrinkled. Keep it watered correctly and in decent light and you should see new growth when the weather warms. It's always good to check for pest like mites and scale, just in case.
It looks like it could use some pruning. Get rid of some of those dead leaves. I have a ficus which is in an east facing room with bright but no direct sunlight. Temp around 65-69 during the day and 62 at night. I water it about once a week in the summer - same in winter as it doesn't like dry air. I think if you just leave it be water it when it gets dry under the first layer of soil and keep it out of direct sunlight it might jump back after pruning.
There are two major problems with the plant: the soil looks wet even in the images the leaves have been burned by too much sunlight. Follow Catmarg advice. The plant can come back unless its roots are all gone. I am down in Coastal California and I have a plant in my little greenhouse sitting in fairly heavy (50% shade). I really do not water the two potted plants as they get overflow from bromeliads hanging on the wall above them. They seem to enjoy the high humidity of 60%-80%. They are stem propagations I made from one plant that had gotten just too big.
