8" Ficus Lyrata medium blackish burgundy thorn tips each

blackish burgundy thorn tips each leaf

and even opportunistically stick on bromeliads that are holding their own perches

The 2' to 3' sword shaped leaves are a dramatic blackish green with jagged

it looks beautiful in a simple basket

8" Ficus Lyrata medium blackish burgundy thorn tips eachThe musical name Lyrata refers to the lyre shaped, or violin fiddle shaped outline of the leaves of this ever popular plant. This big, strong, flowering fig from West Africa rapidly grows into an imposing 50' tall tree in the ground, and into a big, robust, strongman of a specimen in our homes. Shiny, crispy leathery leaves of medium green with fuzzy felty undersides sporting yellow veins grow on shaggy brown stems, reaching out everywhere. Unruly