Fiddle figs grow into stately specimens when properly cared for indoors. Unfortunately, the plants below often lose all their leaves and appear bare. Simply plant several cuttings in a container to make the plant look bushier. How to grow new cuttings from your fiddle leaf fig.
How do you grow fiddle leaf fig cuttings?
To grow fiddle leaf fig offshoots, you can cut top cuttings or use moss. For head cuttings, we recommend a shoot about 15 cm long, which is placed in potting soil. When removing moss, a half-woody shoot is cut diagonally and wrapped with sphagnum and foil until roots emerge.
Grow cuttings from head cuttings or by mossing
To grow new offshoots from your fiddle leaf fig, you need a he althy mother plant that should have multiple branches. Young, soft shoots are suitable for cuttings. In order to obtain offshoots through moss, the fiddle leaf fig should be older and quite tall.
The best time to grow cuttings
The best time to grow new offshoots is early spring, when the growing season begins. Then the young plants have enough time to develop.
If you cannot offer a bright location, provide more light with plant lamps (€89.00 on Amazon).
How to grow cuttings from head cuttings
- Cut head cuttings about 15 cm long
- Hold the cutting ends briefly in warm water
- Let the cut ends dry a little
- Place cuttings in prepared cultivation pots
- cover with cling film
- set up bright and warm
- Air the film regularly
Moss removal – only advisable for older plants
To grow offshoots through moss, cut a half-woody shoot of the violin fig at an angle. Make the cut from bottom to top to approximately the middle of the shoot.
Bend the shoot slightly and insert a stone into the resulting gap. First wrap the area with sphagnum and then with cling film.
After about four to six weeks, roots have formed and the offshoot can be separated.
Growing fiddle figs from seeds
Of course you can also grow fiddle leaf figs from seeds. You can get seeds from specialist retailers. Fiddle figs grown indoors do not flower and therefore do not produce seeds.
Sowing is uncomplicated, but you need to provide sufficient moisture, plenty of light and heat so that the seeds germinate.
Tip
With a bit of luck, the fiddle leaf fig can also be propagated from leaf cuttings. To do this, a he althy leaf is separated and placed in potting soil. In order for roots to develop, you must provide sufficient moisture and warmth.
