#81 How to Propagate Fiddle-Leaf Fig from Cuttings? Ficus Lyrata Propagation | Indoor Plants

This video is about propagation of indoor plants Fiddle-Leaf Fig (Ficus Lyrata) from cuttings with 90 days updates.
As its name implies, the fiddle-leaf fig has leaves that are shaped like a violin. Wildly popular as a house plant, the fiddle-leaf fig makes an architectural statement with its unique and lush leaves. However, please be aware that this plant is finicky and can be hard to keep alive.
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[@thegreenearth]

Hello everyone! This new video is about propagating fiddle-leaf fig from cuttings. And also how I grow them in clay pebbles (semi-hydroponic) with 90 days UPDATES. For any question, just comment below and I will respond immediately. Thank you so much ☺️.

[@romesafaraz359]

Very informative video indeed. Kindly advise me after taking cutting should we allow them to dry or directly put into any growing media ??

[@thegreenearth]

@@romesafaraz359 in my case, I immediately plant the cuttings to growing media.

[@hirazahid9051]

Will the mother plant keep growing after we cut off branches from it?

[@negisjoy]

Can we grow Zz plant in LECA

[@anadiaz5141]

After the roots come out, we can planted in sod

[@sohobooksunlimited]

This was the best trial and error Ficus Lyrata tutorial I've ever seen. I thought for sure he failed but he never gave up and ultimately succeeded. First you try and don't succeed, try try again. Thank you!!!!

[@moc.m.9606]

I love this! And by the way the red spots are edema, for anyone that’s wondering. Happens when fiddles get a lot of water all of a sudden.

[@thegreenearth]

Yeah, I notice those spots, but as the leaves are growing these spots slowly fading too.

[@katzwhite5962]

Thank you for letting us know. That happened to my expensive plant. All the leaves fell off. Now only the stem is standing😥😰. I will try to take cuttings of the stem and propagate in water. On buying plants everyone please do your research, go to You Tube.

[@TamiWitcher]

I was wondering about those spots. I bought my mother 2 of them and the leaves are falling off and have those red spots on some of the leaves.

[@VROne111]

Thanks for the edema tip

[@victoriapangilinan3576]

This video is all about hope... you don't lose hope on something you love. Such a beautiful process to reflect upon! Thank you.

[@thegreenearth]

🥰

[@frankie7815]

Thanks for sharing, I just started propagating my Fiddle Leaf Fig plant and I was thinking cuttings would grow faster in LECA & water, but after watching this video, it proves to me, water is the best way to go. Thank you, great video 👍👍

[@aditieveryday]

i have my finals tomorrow and i like to watch plants propagating while i take a break. LOVE THIS!

[@LHWQ-yi1sk]

I really liked the honest way you presented your video, we all learned a lot from it. Good job!

[@thegreenearth]

thank you 😍

[@jwkoeniger]

Appreciate the precision and simplicity of your video...both informative and soothing. Thank you.

[@btlan6121]

Great to see the success and your patience is rewarded ! Love the non talking video - Thanks

[@overthemoon9941]

this is one of the very BEST vids on proper way to propagate FLF. My first attempt at chopping top mine to propagate. Tysm❤again for detailed easy to see process & chill music 🎶 😅is a bonus

[@user-vb5gj7jx8e]

Это потрясающе!!!! Спасибо за ваше терпение и опыт!!!!

[@kimlee5921]

When we think all hope is gone and things seems to be bad. Surprise new life ..new beginnings!!! I love your video. Thank you.

[@thegreenearth]

thanks

[@user-gg1kr1gn2z]

Огромное спасибо,что делитесь своим опытом!! Очень полезное для меня видео!!!!

[@user-666-i7s]

Спасибо за видео! Я узнала, как надо укоренять фикус лировидный! Полезное видео.

[@YYchen713]

Amazing! The two almost failed one also rooted, that was wonderful experiment! Fiddle leaf fig are really strong plants

[@user-de1td7jh9y]

This is an incredibly useful video! Thank you soooo much!

[@Mila_Chaika]

Отличный наглядный пример! Спасибо огромное!!!!

[@danieladeutsch1708]

Amazing! I like, how you didn´t gave up on the two plants. Great job!

[@thegreenearth]

thank you 😍

[@TheLivingBackyard]

So pretty! Yes, seems like water is the best way! I want to trim mine because it got too tall, so this seems like a great way! Thanks!

[@yolandevandenberg9037]

Thank you for a good video and not beating around the bush ♥️

[@myrnasharif499]

thanks, appreciate very much i,'ve learned very well waiting for more videos.

[@MyPlantWorld]

Nice sharing so healthy roots 👌💚

[@umillenfoto]

thanks for your video! I have three large ficus lyrata, I will definitely try this.

[@datlaichelle2736]

Great video, thank you!

[@marcorondelli4718]

Excellent explanation!

[@alisaundilana]

Wunderschön! ❤😍🤩

[@wynngrizzly]

The water propagation is the best sana magkaroon din ako ng fiddle leaf fig in the future...

[@jesucitoyatenas]

EXCELENTE VIDEO 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 MUY BIEN, FELICIDADES 🎊 AHORA YA SÉ COMO PROPAGAR EL FICUS LIRATA 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗

[@kimvaughn92]

Thanks for sharing. I have one that is suffering from root rot (had no idea the grow pot didn’t have holes🤦🏿‍♀️). It only has 3 leaves left & I want to save her!

[@garden2834]

Thank you for sharing your videos Have a wonderful 😘 time ❤❤

[@SuperCatdoll]

Thank u so much … watching the process and progress of the cuttings .. so satisfying 🤣😂🤣 I love these types of videos. Very informative.

[@thegreenearth]

thank you!

[@MariaGutierrez-td5id]

Thank you for sharing,now i know how to propagate the fiddle leaf.

[@VROne111]

Wonderful one of the almost dead one came alive You gave me a lot of confidence to take the initiative and get some cuttings from my only plant and make more plants hopefully

[@user-pw8dg4nz9v]

Спасибо очень нагляднои понятно ! ВАМ ЗДОРОВЬЯ СЧАСТЬЯ УСПЕХОВ !

[@TicerRita]

Thank you for the info..I gave up mine..I will try again after watch this video

[@rosaelinav8036]

Fabulous 💕

[@Tyler-hf4uc]

Beautiful

[@SagFare.E.77.]

😮😮😮❤❤❤ more power God Bless!!!

[@alyssajames4284]

They're soooooooo pretty😻

[@remysgarden2769]

Wow Ganda po

[@allanma3531]

Thank you for a such informative video. I also tried various methods to propagate ficus Lyrata and my experiments also concluded that water propagation (in the beginning) is the best way.

[@EnginHorlu]

Thank you 👍

[@MyPlantWorld]

Very good 👍

[@fatmatekin6385]

Çok teşekkür ederiz Suda daha kolay kokleniyor bir çok bitki. Türkiye den selamlar

[@Dave_en]

Keep it simple, use moist cocopeat or thoroughly cleaned spent tea leaves with some antifungal powder. It encourages root growth in less time. You can also wrap the plant with these materials to grow ariel roots anywhere on the plant within a week or so.

[@MartineReed]

What about using some aloe vera as a rooting hormone?

[@Dave_en]

@@MartineReed Yes, that works too. Its also a good nutrient for plant.

[@netnekie8836]

Thank you very much! I have a huge plant and now I know how to multiply. Great and nice watching your video.

[@Mairalife0]

Nice video 🌷🌷🌷👌

[@LynsBeauty]

Wow i will try it

[@Irina.zel.76]

Здорово!!!!

[@emzsantillan1207]

Nice vedios❤️💚🌿☘️🍀

[@juaancarloscuautlecabrera9173]

Excelente video gracias por enseñarnos la manera de como cuidar u hacer que renasca la ficus pandurata o lyrata oh conocida también como hoja de violín que procedimiento debemos poner las bolitas que materia es perdón

[@beyondthepalette8196]

Wowwwww😍 that's amazing 👍. I don't have any fiddle leaf fig😭.

[@lizchong888]

Thks a lot for this demo video.. Exactly just what i needed. But why is there the rust on the new leaves, how to treat them?

[@thegreenearth]

It will go away automatically when the leaves matures.

[@samaranssari7567]

،شكرا على هذا الفديو وارجو لو ترجمته لنا مع الشكر الجزيل

[@sitimrs3221]

Fiddle plant is a big tree..I found it everywhere behind my yard

[@bobthomas4651]

I got a 10ft fiddle at a yard sale and want to shorten it. get the original stalk to bush out. and start new plants with the cuttings. Now I know how

[@isatoro77]

What is that box with curtains you place your propagating? Im interested on knowing about that! That would be a great video 😃😃😃

[@buddingshoots9185]

Hi, thank you so much for making such video I would like to know any liquid fertilizer do you use with leca and water for growth? Please be genuine. Because I started using these pebbles for my plants and want to try cutting of fiddle leaf fig 🙏

[@thegreenearth]

I am using General Hydroponics Flora Series in just tap water.

[@buddingshoots9185]

@@thegreenearth thank you so much for your response.... I will try this method then. Because my rubber plant is dead now I want to give a try

[@anasana]

Very helpful. What about the mother plant?

[@thegreenearth]

The mother plant eventually died after few weeks because I forgot to water for long time. 😓

[@ellencnixon]

💜💜

[@Evolutiontweaked]

I put mine in a round crystal base and thete str many roots now. How many roots till I can.put in soil?

[@lovingjesus5184]

What time of year do you suggest to do this?

[@milankumarupadhyay6671]

Water is best

[@elianesarnento4829]

Sem tradução fica difícil, pq muita coisa agente fica sabendo pelos comentários traduzidos.

[@ivaneckert]

Gostaria de saber quantos ML tem o copo, gostei muito, uso garrafas PET mas da um trabalho da pesti.

[@mariagillespie5457]

How does adema affect the plant?

[@elenatg8994]

Did you ever try with the leaves you took away? Just the leaf, no branch. I did it and after 2 months I start seeing roots, I wonder if this leaf can create a new plant

[@WeirdFlex]

So can you grow a tree from a FLG prop?

[@bhavyaa3677]

Helloo!very interesting video.last week I have ordered flddle leaf plant.and when o got the product itself the leaf become crumbling ..kindly help me to make it healthy 🙏

[@thegreenearth]

make sure it is not over exposed to sunlight, for the mean time let it exposed to morning sunshine for few hours then gradually increase to acclimatize the plant

[@oscarvidalquist]

Can you do this anytime though the year? Or at spring...

[@thegreenearth]

yes, given that you are growing them indoor with controlled light and temperature

[@Zoyana1211]

Hi, can we reuse the leca balls after no use it for a long time?

[@thegreenearth]

yes definitely, it is re-usable. Just wash thoroughly.

[@elenaingking7056]

Where can I buy fig seedlings?

[@kristamartin3342]

Hi, wondering if it works to propagate just the leaves that you break off the stem? Thanks!

[@thegreenearth]

I did not tried that yet, but I think it would be the same as rubber plant on which the leaf will just root but won’t become a new plant.

[@user-ug8zg4qe4j]

​@@thegreenearth какое вы посоветуйте удобрение для всех комнатных растений

[@psyko2821]

Question Must roots that are in clay pebbles always have water at the bottom? And after how long can it be buried in the vase?

[@thegreenearth]

Yes, keep the water refilled before it gets dry.

[@juaancarloscuautlecabrera9173]

Yo tengo dos pandurata pero una se le están secando sus hojas que debo hacer para que no esté triste y vuelvan a salir sus hojas verdes las puse exactamente el 30 de enero

[@shy3102]

Hi... I saw that your newly grown Fiddle leaf have some small brown spots... mine too ... why is that so? ( I m a amateur in gardening)

[@thegreenearth]

Base on what I have read, it is due to either over watering or under watering. But so far, my fiddle leaf brown spots are fading overtime and they are look great now.

[@cherelleturner923]

I have a fiddle fig that I grew from a small plant now that it has grown 10x bigger I would love to propagate it. Where did you get the idea for your DIY greenhouse?

[@thegreenearth]

Its my own idea 😊

[@shereecontreras2846]

Could you please give a tutorial on how you made your greenhouse? Thank you!

[@thegreenearth]

@@shereecontreras2846 here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYCuf5-eicyDaZY

[@datlaichelle2736]

@@thegreenearth you’re so generous, I’ve subscribed to you. Glad I clicked unto you.

[@tevinsmith2370]

When you moved the cuttings to LECA did you add nutrients to the water? or was it just Water to help with the root growth? Also did you end up moving the cuttings to soil?

[@thegreenearth]

I just add water until they get roots. I am growing them in LECA only. I’m not using soil for my houseplants nowadays.

[@davis3022]

So, according to video, ¿Is better in water for rooting, right?

[@thegreenearth]

yes

[@XP.14]

Does it live permanently in water?

[@kohort1]

What hydroponic solution did you use?

[@thegreenearth]

Flora series

[@AllYouJesusAmy]

How do I get my baby small ficus to turn the small light green leaves into a darker green leaves? This is so very new to me. Please help me out with some advice. I would appreciate it. This is my very first ficus that my hubby has bought me.. My name is Amy.

[@thegreenearth]

It need bright light and when your plants matured their leaves will eventually turn to darker green

[@philipwhatley6742]

do you keep them under 24 hours of grow light or an 18/6 , 12/12?

[@thegreenearth]

12 hours a day

[@milenajastrzebska8825]

Hiii! What wilk happen if I put a leaf (without any branch) in water or soil? Will it grow?

[@thegreenearth]

I did not tried that yet. But I think it would be the same with rubber plant. If you just root the leaf alone without stem it will just root but not grow as a new plant.

[@tagakay7894]

What is hydrophonic solution

[@thegreenearth]

I’m using Flora Series General Hydroponic Solution. It is a complete nutrient solution for plants growing in water or in clay pebbles.

[@er-jhonrongalerios217]

almost 3 months,😱😱

[@evaarias2923]

Cómo se llama el sustrato que pone las plantas lyrata ahí usted Dónde puedo comprar ese tipo de tierra por dicho parece como alimento de gatito Pero quiero saber qué es lo que Eva de Chile

[@imho2278]

You need to dibble your media ie make a hole before you insert your cuttings. The cut area is very delicate and using that to make the hole can set it back badly.

[@heatherpacetti]

What happens to the plant you cut the top off? Does it heal and grow up more or is done growing?

[@thegreenearth]

Hi, sorry I don’t have the chance to show you guys about my old plants because we move to another country already. And yes the mother plants got new shoots and I think it grows well now with the new owner of the plants.

[@Jays81305girl]

In soil but inside plastic to mimic the greenhouse is best and faster than just water. Edema on your leaves shows too much water, the leca kept the roots wet all the time.

[@marysole4418]

No pueden poner traducción en español? Imposible seguirlos así. Lo siento

[@realitybites1253]

How often do you water the clay pebbles?

[@thegreenearth]

I refill it when the water from the pot is empty or near empty.

[@realitybites1253]

@@thegreenearth thank you

[@dianabaltazar]

@@realitybites1253 hi! Just piggybacking on this question- do you only add about a fourth cup of that water, basically wetting the ones on the bottom?

[@afiqkhan7145]

How often do you water them the first 60 days period?

[@overthemoon9941]

I water weekly ..it’s does get thirsty. Let water drain thru but don’t flood it w/water. I did couple times overwater my 6’ flf when I noticed the red splotches edema, on a leaf.

[@Sunnysocallife]

Is it possible for you to share an Amazon link to the exact fertilizer you use? I found the brand, but there are so many similar types. Thank you!

[@thegreenearth]

I am using Flora Series (Nutrients Solution) - amzn.to/3mv7v3X

[@bethelizadiaz9938]

may i ask are you in the Phils?

[@thegreenearth]

I am Filipino but currently, I’m here in UAE.

[@Honeycoco77]

So,is it okay for those red spots to be there? I see that on my own flf,and I am rather new to these plants. I read those spots are called edema? Please help!!😊

[@thegreenearth]

Yeah they called it edema or means your plants is over watering. But in my case, those spots appeared initially when the new leaves are developing, and later on as they matured these spots disappear.

[@Honeycoco77]

@@thegreenearth Thank you!

[@negisjoy]

Can we grow zz cutting in LECA

[@thegreenearth]

yes you can

[@negisjoy]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@bethelizadiaz9938]

may i ask is this plant an ornamental or herb? thanks!

[@thegreenearth]

This can be an ornamental plant but not herb. 😊

[@westaussieeggs8867]

it is a big tree from tropical Africa. Can be grown indoors as an ornamental plant.

[@thegreenearth]

@@westaussieeggs8867 yes you are right 😊

[@marcorondelli4718]

What song is this in the video?

[@thegreenearth]

I’m sorry I forgot the title

[@katzwhite5962]

Hi from the UK🇬🇧. My expensive ficus lost ALL its leaves.😭. I think I gave it too much water at the wrong time. All my leaves turned brown or had brown spots before falling off. Only the stem now left standing. I would like to propagate pieces of the stem in water. How did you sterilise the cutters? When the cutting left in water grew roots why did you not place it straightaway in soil? How long do you leave it in the Leca before placing it in the soil? And what type of soil is needed? Also, what type of feed is good for the plant? Also, also, where is a good place for them. In bright sunlight or near a window? I didn't realise you could propagate plants in various ways ie cut the leaf in half. Thank you for sharing😀. I am learning a lot about this plant.

[@thegreenearth]

Hi, just use alcohol swab to sterilize my cutting materials. I am growing most of my plants in semi-hydro method like in leca. My fiddle-leaf is growing well in leca and I did not transfer to soil anymore. And I am using General Hydroponic Flora Series fertilizer. You can put your plants near the window where it can get indirect sunlight if not available use a grow light.

[@katzwhite5962]

@@thegreenearth Thank you so much for replying. I will try to get the fertiliser you mention. I took 4 cuttings from the leafless stem. They are sat in water in plastic pots. I'm very excited to see what will happen in the next few wks. I hope they grow.🤞🏿😀 Another question. What should I do with the remainder of the stem from the original plant which is in the soil? Will it grow leaves again or do I discard?

[@Breaktheduopoly]

@@katzwhite5962 How did it turn out. I think you need some leaf to photosynthesize and grow roots.

[@katzwhite5962]

@@Breaktheduopoly I took 4 cuttings off the main stem and dipped each in root hormone and placed them in water. Every one of them grew leaves and they all now have the beginnings of roots, bar one. I stuck that last one in soil to see if it would grow roots this way. So far it has not. The remainder stem in the plant pot has 7 leaves and new buds. It is sat near a window which gets the sun in the afternoon. I check the soil in the plant pot regularly and have inserted a glass bowl with water which slowly lets water seep into soil. I do a finger test and if the soil feels damp I remove the bowl. The cuttings are still sat in water with the root hormone. The roots have appeared on the stems like small white bulbs but they have not as yet grown long like normal roots. I don't know if I need to wait for the roots to grow long before placing the cuttings in the soil. I have changed the water and placed new root hormone on the ends of the cuttings.

[@Breaktheduopoly]

@@katzwhite5962 well done! Very happy for you. It’s a beautiful plant. I love mine. They definitely don’t like to be overwatered. The finger test is a good idea!

[@lindad.5073]

I would like to learn why my fiddles leaves are a rusty colour on the underside. Can anyone tell me this please?🤔