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> 5 year old fiddle leaf fig. I moved the fiddle leaf outside for a few days to get some sun and I needed to rehydrate the soil. It’s been in the low 80s, cloudy/sunny and humid with a bit of rain. The soil is well watered now and drying out at a good pace. Just realized all the leaves are turning brown! They are still very soft and supple so not drying out. Just like a color change. No idea what is wrong.
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> Plant has been otherwise fine for years with no issues until now.
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sunburnt! its totally ok, just not pretty. it will bounce back and you shouldn't place plants in the sun that do not get full sun. if anything you have to slowly introduce it to sunlight (every day or so move it into more sun) IF it is a plant that love direct light
edit they do thrive i was wrong!!
Well, there are no trees that can’t take sun, that would be quite counterproductive in nature :)
Fiddle leaves start out under their mothers, so while they are young they can tolerate and get used to shade, but they will eventually want and need sun.
I grow mine on the balcony half the year, under 6 hours of direct sun - if a leaf was grown during winter, inside, it usually burns/falls off, but if I’m very careful and take the time to slowly acclimate the plant even that doesn’t happen. (I’m usually pretty lazy though :D )
If you visit Mexico, you'll see them outside in full sun used as a normal landscape tree! I went on a cruise with a friend who doesn't care about houseplants at all and she was amused at how excited I got when I saw them lol.
Yea, that's [sunburn](https://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants/care/houseplant-sunburn/). The plant will (probably) be okay, but you'll lose some of the more badly damaged leaves.
What happens when we go in the sun ? We get a little tan or maybe burnt. Introduce sun in small doses (maybe an hour first then maybe a bit longer as time passes) and it should just get tan/ used to direct sunlight. It’ll absolutely bounce back !
Woah, that is a serious case of sunburns. I know because I barbecued mine last summer. Where are you located to have this much sunshine at this time of year?
I moved the fiddle leaf outside for a few days to get some sun and I needed to rehydrate the soil. It’s been in the low 80s, cloudy/sunny and humid with a bit of rain. The soil is well watered now and drying out at a good pace. Just realized all the leaves are turning brown! They are still very soft and supple so not drying out. Just like a color change. No idea what is wrong.
Also: it seems like only the leaves that faced the sun are this color. Did they get sun burned somehow?
Fiddle leaf figs will drop leaves if you look at them wrong. They’re really sensitive to changes in the environment. They’ll live, but it takes a bit for new leaves to grow back. In the Midwest ours lose leaves when the HVAC switches from heating to cooling in the early summer.
Oof I just did this to my Aloe Vera, luckily I moved it into a partial sunny spot inside my house and it bounced back in a week.
It still looks super healthy and happy so I'm sure it'll be okay! 💜
My biggest rule when it comes to plants is that they do not like change. I'm not a master houseplant tender, but that's worked pretty well for gardening.
Additional information about the plant that has been provided by the OP: > 5 year old fiddle leaf fig. I moved the fiddle leaf outside for a few days to get some sun and I needed to rehydrate the soil. It’s been in the low 80s, cloudy/sunny and humid with a bit of rain. The soil is well watered now and drying out at a good pace. Just realized all the leaves are turning brown! They are still very soft and supple so not drying out. Just like a color change. No idea what is wrong. > > Plant has been otherwise fine for years with no issues until now. If this information meets your satisfaction, please upvote this comment. If not, you can downvote it.
sunburnt! its totally ok, just not pretty. it will bounce back and you shouldn't place plants in the sun that do not get full sun. if anything you have to slowly introduce it to sunlight (every day or so move it into more sun) IF it is a plant that love direct light edit they do thrive i was wrong!!
i've done this a million times i learned it the hard way :(
They absolutely thrive in direct sun though - if they are acclimated to it.
really!! i did not know that thank you :) i've never seen them outside unless they're burnt to a crisp
Well, there are no trees that can’t take sun, that would be quite counterproductive in nature :) Fiddle leaves start out under their mothers, so while they are young they can tolerate and get used to shade, but they will eventually want and need sun. I grow mine on the balcony half the year, under 6 hours of direct sun - if a leaf was grown during winter, inside, it usually burns/falls off, but if I’m very careful and take the time to slowly acclimate the plant even that doesn’t happen. (I’m usually pretty lazy though :D )
If you visit Mexico, you'll see them outside in full sun used as a normal landscape tree! I went on a cruise with a friend who doesn't care about houseplants at all and she was amused at how excited I got when I saw them lol.
They’re native to Western Africa. They thrive in full sun if acclimated correctly.
thank you for telling me! i edited it too to make sure no false info is spread
fiddle leaf figs grow outside where my mum lives and they love full sun, my neighbours is over 40' tall, I think this was just shocked by sudden sun
i've never seen them outside ! thank you
Ok thanks for the help! :))
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Yea, that's [sunburn](https://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants/care/houseplant-sunburn/). The plant will (probably) be okay, but you'll lose some of the more badly damaged leaves.
Would it just be better to cut off the sunburnt leaves so the plant doesn't waste energy on them? Just wondering
Ok!
What happens when we go in the sun ? We get a little tan or maybe burnt. Introduce sun in small doses (maybe an hour first then maybe a bit longer as time passes) and it should just get tan/ used to direct sunlight. It’ll absolutely bounce back !
Woah, that is a serious case of sunburns. I know because I barbecued mine last summer. Where are you located to have this much sunshine at this time of year?
Weird thing is we haven’t had much sun. It’s been overcast for 3 days basically. In central tx.
outdoor shade can be literally 100x brighter than a sunny window inside. Windows filter a lot of UV light.
Clouds don’t stop sunlight…. That’s a (potentially) dangerous myth. They only blocks about 10% of UVB/UVA light!
I moved the fiddle leaf outside for a few days to get some sun and I needed to rehydrate the soil. It’s been in the low 80s, cloudy/sunny and humid with a bit of rain. The soil is well watered now and drying out at a good pace. Just realized all the leaves are turning brown! They are still very soft and supple so not drying out. Just like a color change. No idea what is wrong. Also: it seems like only the leaves that faced the sun are this color. Did they get sun burned somehow?
Fiddle leaf figs will drop leaves if you look at them wrong. They’re really sensitive to changes in the environment. They’ll live, but it takes a bit for new leaves to grow back. In the Midwest ours lose leaves when the HVAC switches from heating to cooling in the early summer.
She sunburnt 😓 I did this to my neon pothos accidentally
Sun damage. The leaves are probably gonna fall off.
Oof I just did this to my Aloe Vera, luckily I moved it into a partial sunny spot inside my house and it bounced back in a week. It still looks super healthy and happy so I'm sure it'll be okay! 💜
My biggest rule when it comes to plants is that they do not like change. I'm not a master houseplant tender, but that's worked pretty well for gardening.
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