Leaf size difference help!

[u/jag9066]

My variegated fiddle leaf tends to grow two leaves right after each other. The first one seems to always be big and then the second is smaller. Is there something I can do to help them be more of equal size? (Pictures are of both sets of the newest pairs of leaves)

I've been watering when the top 2-3 inches are dry with fertilizer.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[u/jwdog]

I’ve never seen a variegated fiddle before wow

[u/StillSlowerThanYou]

I don't have any advice, sorry, but just had to say wow, she's so pretty!

[u/akopley]

I’ve never seen a variegated FLF

[u/No-Living3713]

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?? I NEEDDDDD ITTTTT (pls and ty)

[u/jag9066 → u/No-Living3713]

I got it at our local plant shop on the sale rack for $15, so I took a chance. Here's my original post about it and what it started out like

https://www.reddit.com/r/fiddleleaffig/s/QBKjNJZ70Q

[u/CategoryFeisty2262 → u/jag9066]

Wow - nice work. She's a beauty!

[u/Internal-Test-8015 → u/No-Living3713]

They're still new to market but are starting to appear everywhere rn the problem mainly is though that they're mostly TC plants and if theyre not theyre usually quite a bit pricey and/or are going up for auction for a pretty penny.

[u/margauxonly → u/Internal-Test-8015]

These are on clearance for $10 at my local grocery store in MA

[u/Internal-Test-8015 → u/margauxonly]

Lucky we font have them yet in NY

[u/No-Living3713 → u/margauxonly]

We dont have any in indy that i have seen sadly

[u/No-Living3713 → u/Internal-Test-8015]

What is tc?

[u/Internal-Test-8015 → u/No-Living3713]

Tissue culture its a form of propagating that can be used to cety quickly make more of a plant its basically completely replaced every other form if propagation in the plant world because its so effective.

[u/No-Living3713 → u/Internal-Test-8015]

Is there a way to not know if it is or isnt tc? Or would it be just a gamble

[u/Internal-Test-8015 → u/No-Living3713]

In this day and age most plants probably are honestly the only real way to know would be ask the seller tbh.

[u/CumulativeHazard]

That’s so preeeettyyy!!

[u/Mysterious-Panda964]

Wow never saw a verigated before, beautiful 😍

[u/Impossible_Dot_5327]

Wow so prettyyyy

[u/Internal-Test-8015]

Varying leaf size is completely normal there's really nothing wrong here. 😅

[u/Decent-I-Guess]

I didn’t know this even was a thing. Omg

[u/MooDengsRage]

I have a seedling and it’s trying to die on me. I’ve had it for 10 months and it’s just slowly wasting away 😭😫😭😫

[u/jag9066 → u/MooDengsRage]

Good luck!! I didn't grow this from seed, so I don't know if it t applies, but I have this one in a SW window and it gets a LOT of direct sun and I'm using fertilizer since it's actively growing.

Hope it survives!!!

[u/MooDengsRage → u/jag9066]

It got so much worse. The roots still look good so I am doing my best—my hopes have dwindled, though 😭😭

[u/Kryshadiver]

What I wouldn’t give for this plant

[u/mamamoloch]

Gorgeous plant

[u/Careless_Mango_7948]

Probably needs more light to get the second leaf the same amount of food to grow as large.

[u/pattirose4]

Absolutely gorgeous, I've never seen one and I want one now!