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Why your fiddle-leaf fig keeps dying

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Nurseries push exotic tropical plants to people living in dark, air-conditioned apartments, knowing full well the greenery is entirely doomed. When the trendy fiddle leaf fig inevitably drops all its leaves, the customer blames themselves and immediately buys another one. It is an endless cycle of botanical tragedy that keeps the gardening centers incredibly wealthy.

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