Why does your Ficus lyrata have yellow leaves? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
This is the most common cause for Ficus lyrata; excessive soil moisture prevents oxygen from reaching roots, leading to fungal decay. As roots rot, they can no longer transport water to the leaves, resulting in chlorosis (yellowing) often starting at the bottom of the plant.
Fiddle Leaf Figs prefer a consistent moisture cycle. Allowing the soil to dry out completely and then saturating it causes physiological stress that manifests as yellowing leaves and leaf drop.
Ficus lyrata requires bright, indirect light to maintain chlorophyll production. Insufficient light prevents the plant from photosynthesizing effectively, causing older leaves to turn yellow as the plant reallocates energy to new growth.
In container-grown Ficus, essential minerals can be depleted from the potting medium over time. A lack of nitrogen often results in uniform yellowing of older leaves, while magnesium deficiency may show interveinal chlorosis.
Your plant might also be experiencing one of these issues:
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