Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020

Fiddle-Leaf Fig Ficus lyrata
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

abundance, energy clearing, happiness

Fiddle-leaf fig is a tropical rain forest plant. She’s become a popular houseplant, but she doesn’t generally like being indoors. That said, you can keep her happy by making sure she has a humid environment (you may need a humidifier) and giving her plenty of care and attention. When grown indoors, she doesn’t bear any fiddles, fruit, or flowers, but her leaves have a distinctive narrow middle with a broad top and bottom—you know, like a fiddle.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

This plant has no known medicinal properties.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Fiddle-leaf fig’s specialty is abundance; she grows steadily and with confidence, and can help you do the same. Bring her to your altar when you’re doing manifesting work, even if it is simply journaling, planning, or creating a vision board. If you have a more pressing concern and need good results right away, write it down on a piece of paper and place the paper in the dirt above her roots. Leave it there for three days, and then remove it. Please note, never ever place a curse or a hex, as no plant should ever be exposed to that energy—the idea here is to ask for her help, and maybe a little luck.

PLANT WISDOM

Fiddle-leaf fig is a gentle giant. She keeps to herself and emits positive energy, but if you don’t take good care of her, her energy will turn turbulent, and she will fill your space with chaos. This isn’t because she’s vengeful or petty—she’s trying to alert you that she needs help! But if you give her the care she needs and make sure her environment is supportive for her, she will fill your home with positive energies, as she sucks out the negativity and filters in the good. Dreaming of her brings an instant feeling of peace and love. She raises your mood and whisks away any negativity.