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Ficus

(Fiddle-leaf fig) Lyrata

Big, glossy leaves shaped like a violin, with pale veins running across them like fine pencil lines: that's what makes a fiddle-leaf fig so easy to spot. In the rainforests of West Africa it grows into a tall tree, so picture a bright corner of your living room where yours can slowly reach for the ceiling. Each new leaf unfurls in a soft, light green before deepening to rich green, so you'll watch it grow up leaf by leaf. At this size it fits on a shelf or windowsill and gives your urban jungle a leafy anchor from day one. Give this green friend a little space and time, and it will happily grow up with you.

Give it plenty of bright, indirect light, ideally about a metre from a sunny window, because those big leaves soak up light like little solar panels. Let the top few centimetres of soil dry out before you water, then give it a good drink and let the excess drain away, as fiddle-leaf figs hate soggy roots. It's happiest in a steady, cosy room between 16 and 27°C without draughts, so keep it away from radiators and open doors. Turn the pot a quarter every few weeks so it grows up straight, and don't worry if it drops a leaf after a move, since it just needs a little time to settle in. Feed it every few weeks in spring and summer with diluted houseplant food, and repot into a pot one size up once roots peek out of the bottom, which for a young plant is usually once a year. The sap can irritate pets, so keep it out of reach of curious cats and dogs.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.