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Ficus lyrata
Also called Fiddleleaf fig, Banjo Fig, Lyre Leaf Figtree
In Singapore: Fiddle-leaf Fig, Fiddle-leaf, Banjo Fig, Lyre-leaf Figtree, 琴叶榕, 提琴叶榕 (Grown in Singapore)
Fiddle-leaf fig is an evergreen tree from West and Central African rainforests, grown indoors for its large violin-shaped leaves. It does best with bright, indirect light and stable conditions, and dislikes being moved or overwatered.
Ficus lyrata, commonly known as the fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant in the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. It is native to western Africa, but is cultivated around the world as an ornamental plant. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
It is widely grown outdoors in tropical regions, and also as a decorative species indoors in Europe and North America. During the 2010s, it became increasingly popular as a houseplant and interior design feature. It is a popular ornamental tree in subtropical and tropical gardens, and is also grown as a houseplant in temperate areas, where it usually stays shorter and fails to flower or fruit. It thrives in bright, indirect light and can tolerate some direct sunlight. It is hardy down to 10 °C (50 °F), so specimens may be placed outside during warm periods.
F. lyrata is native to Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo, where it occurs in moist lowland forests. It also occurs as an introduced species in the Canary Islands, El Salvador, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
