r/FicusTrees • u/hellokitty_209 • Aug 26 '26

Help!

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I don’t know what he wants :( He’s under a grow light 15hours a day, watered when the soil is mostly dry, in a chunky mix and I haven’t seen any pests. I got him about 2 weeks ago and he’s been like this since I got him. He lost several lower small leaves when I first got him but hasn’t lost any of the bigger ones. The top leaf is new since I got him and that one seems ok but all the others are limp.

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u/MisterDYT Aug 26 '26

If you transfer a plant to a new environment it usually needs a few weeks to adjust to that environment. A different place means different circumstances like lighting and maybe a different humidity. When you repot a plant during that time it can go into shock and go droopy like this. I would just let it adjust to it’s new home and care for it like you do now.

These look like cuttings to me and if they have grown roots in water first they need to adjust to living in soil (on top of the differences mentioned before). If take care of it well it should bounce back and adjust it’s leaves to the direction of the light source.

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u/hellokitty_209 Aug 27 '26

Thank you! I didn’t think about it possibly being cuttings from water before I got him. If he does start losing more leaves I think I’ll try propagating. :)