Omg i totally understand. I just went to a local nursery and they had small ones for only $8. I got one and a monstera deliciosa which was super cheap too. I’m thinking about going back to get the only other one that was left.

Thank you so much for the response! I still have my two plants in the ugly, black plastic pots they came in and haven’t done anything with them yet. My plants aren’t very tall (too short to place them on the floor – I think), so I’m not too sure where I want to display them in my home. The soil seems moist so I haven’t watered them yet either. A couple of my leaves came ripped. Did any of yours? If so, did you cut them off or just leave them as is?

Hey Nicole! Isn’t it such a good deal??? I am no expert, but I have managed to make my grow (after almost killing it too). First things first. I purchased mine on a warm day in February, it was like 40º and I didn’t feel like I had far to go from my ikea to my car and then from my car to home. It was either this cold weather or where I placed the tree in my house that made it’s leaves fall off for weeks after bringing it home. I put the tree in my entry way and it’s leaves started to slowly turn black from the outside in and then fall off. I let about 10 of them fall off before I started to get scared. In a panic I moved the tree up to the sunniest room in the house (our back sun porch) and within weeks it started growing new leaves at a crazy fast pace. It’s probably grown a foot since then and continues to thrive. I still don’t know if it was the location in our house or it’s quick introduction to a Minnesota winter that made it’s leaves turn black. I’m afraid to find out by moving it back to the old location since it’s doing so well upstairs.

The one trick I’ve learned is that they like being watered about once a week. I wait until the leaves start to go a little limp, and then give it a big dose of water. Make sure your pot has drainage too. My plant seems very happy with this method of watering, usually it gets watered about once every 5-6 days.

I haven’t split it yet, and I just purchased another more tree like single stalk plant. I am scared to split my ikea plant, as I’ve heard that they have a hard time adjusting to being repotted. Maybe further on down the road when I feel it’s more stable I’ll give it a whirl. I’ll take a before and after picture in the next day or two and post it here so you can see it’s progress. Hope that I was able to help.

One more question….I just noticed that there seems to be two plants in each potter. Did yours come that way, too? Did you separate them when re-potting or keep them together?

Thanks again!

Thanks again!

Thanks!

Oh, this is good to know. Sorry yours took such a beating from the spider mites. Do you know where they come from? I will heed your advice on the planter, and try to find a pot with drainage. Thanks for the tips! Hope yours makes a full recovery!!

Janelle!

Yeah go! There were 4 yesterday when I was there around 1pm. I just checked the IKEA website, and it said “Most Likely In Stock”.

Good luck!

PS, it’s nice and warm out today so you won’t have to worry too much about getting it home safely.

I like that you name yours Freda… Mine is definitely a girl, we will have to see about names.

I’m already scared of not putting her in direct light or too close to drafts or dry heat. That seems to be just about every place in my house, so I hope I can find a good home for her. Good tip on watering just once a week, that’s something I can keep track of.

I totally lol’d at your father and bro-in-law comment. Not to be trusted.

Freda and I wish you and your FLF a very long and happy life! :)

Hi Shaylyn! I was pulled in by the Fiddle Leaf tractor beam, I didn’t notice anything else around me. It was one of those moments where I could hear a chorus of angels in the background and everything but the fig tree was pulled out of focus.

Seriously though, I think it was just the usual ikea stuff, except for the FLF.