See how Matilda, the fiddleleaf fig in my revival series, is doing. Matilda has had a growth spurt since the last video. She also had a misadventure when her former owner tried taking her back again. Find out what happened.
Matilda Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…
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Hi there! Today, we are checking in with Matilda. You can see here that Matilda, who is part of our Fiddle-Leaf Fig Revival series, is doing well—especially those front leaves, which are new, healthy, and happy.
Matilda, as mentioned, is in the revival series (I’ll put the playlist below). When I first got her, she wasn’t doing very well, but now she’s much better. She’s about three feet tall now, maybe even a little more than that. You can see that she has a lot more leaves, probably since our last check-in. It’s been a little while since the last update; I’d have to check how long it’s been.
One of the reasons for the delay is that Matilda went on a little vacation. The person who originally asked me to revive her lives not too far from me. She was having a party and saw how good Matilda was looking, so she asked if Matilda could be at the party. I agreed, though I was a bit nervous because I wanted to ensure I could continue showing her progress in the videos. I do have three other fiddle-leaf figs, so it wasn’t like I needed another one, so I said okay. But I wanted her back for updates and to see how she was doing.
A few days later, the owner asked if she could keep Matilda for a while, and I said okay, as long as she brought her back for updates. However, about a week or two later, she said Matilda wasn’t getting enough light. I had a feeling this might happen. We’re in Southern California, and she lives near me, so I suggested she put Matilda in the shade outside for some extra light. When she brought her back inside, she would have enough light to be okay.
Unfortunately, she put Matilda in full sun—yikes! If you saw a bit of browning on the leaves when I was moving her around, that’s why. There was some sunburn, and I do have a video on what to do if your plants get sunburned. Usually, you have to live with the brown parts, but as you can see, the new leaves that have grown since I rescued her again are doing fine. Eventually, Matilda will have so many leaves that you won’t really notice the damage, and older leaves will naturally fall off as new ones grow.
I just wanted to check in and show you how she’s doing. People have been asking about her, and she wanted to say hi! Matilda is doing really well here, and she’s been having a growth spurt recently. I wouldn’t be surprised if she shoots up another half foot within the next month or two.
For now, Matilda is staying here. Once the owner saw the sunburn and realized it was from full sun exposure, she brought Matilda back to me. I don’t know if Matilda will be leaving again, but we’ll see.
As I always like to tell people, this is all a learning experience, right? Fortunately, Matilda only got a little burnt here and there—a bit of browning—but that’s okay. She’s going to grow out of it and produce really pretty new leaves like the ones you see here now. If you’ve made some of these mistakes, just chalk it up to experience and learning. Then, move on, try again, and you’ll eventually have success with any houseplant.
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