Figs are one of the world's most recognizable trees and extensively used by First Nations peoples, but until recently a single widespread species, Ficus brachypoda, was the only kind recognized in ...

Ficus plants, such as fiddle-leaf figs, rubber trees, and weeping figs, are among the most popular houseplants. However, they have a bit of a reputation for being divas, dropping their leaves if you ...

“Fiddle leaf figs took all the air out of the room for pretty much all the other ficus varieties,” says Justin Hancock, a horticulturist and plant expert at Costa Farms. “But now that it’s a little ...

The National Garden Bureau has named 2026 as The Year of the Ficus. Ficus plants thrive in bright light, require watering when the top inch of soil is dry, and benefit from added humidity. Common ...

While surveying the Hawaiian island of Kauai in search of invasive plants in 2017, botanist Kelsey Brock spotted something unusal: a few nonnative species of figs seemed to be settling in. Fig ...