I love the plant pot and stand. Do you recall where you got it?
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We got this plant from Shannons sometime early last year. Since then it has almost tripled in height and is really becoming untenable.
Anyone know what it is? And what we can do to make it more manageable?
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Fiddle Leaf Fig perhaps from the silhouette… And they grow quite quickly tall in good light which it would have next to the window.
Slowing it down? Put it somewhere a little darker, don’t put it in a bigger pot and perhaps get a bamboo cane to tie it to?
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Hi
Yes the identification is correct- Ficus Lyrata also known as Fiddle Leaf Fig-
Its looks beautiful - they do like a bright spot (not direct sun) and is obviously loving the spot it is in. If you leave it in that smaller pot it will start to struggle as its roots will fill the pot and there will be no earth around it to hold the water or food. Maybe repot to a bigger pot in Spring and stand on the floor?
Other advice found online is -
What if I don’t want to move my fig into a larger pot?
Another option, especially for a large plant, is to trim the root ball carefully and repot the plant back into its old pot, adding new potting soil. Remember not to trim more than 20% of the root ball.
Trimming the roots will also keep the plant from growing much bigger, so this is an option when your plant has gotten as big as your house or office will accommodate!
Hope this helps!
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Not much houseplant action over the winter. I ended up away for 8 weeks during lockdown and lost a few 
although happily none of my favourites.
I did gain a new friend via a cutting. Mum gave me a piece of her spotted begonia carefully transported in a kitchen roll tube which I propagated in a jam jar. 10 weeks later, it’s flourishing. Several new leaves, some shoots and the most glorious red iridescent underside.
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Those are great - you could sell them.
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We have had this plant for years. We had it on our fireplace at first, but it got so big, I was going to get rid of it, so I put it in the bin! It refused to die, & I did regret it, so we retrieved it, put it into the bigger pot it is in now & normally it would be in front of the patio doors, but we are having a new kitchen installed, hence the mess.
It really is unbelievable. We did cut some of the stork off & tried to replant it, but it looked as though something attacked it, so had to bin it. It also survives on very little water. Will have to give it a trim again soon.
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I agree with Hannah. They look fabulous. The low one on the end would suit a little bonsai perfectly.
My monstera was slurping water and drying out very quickly - with a few bottom leaves starting to yellow. It had doubled in size so I decided to check if it needed repotting. I’d last done it in June last year.
Got a lovely new Elho plant pot from Shannons and after a bit of wrestling to get the last pot off, I’m hoping she’ll perk back up.
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Those are gorgeous, Clausy – also good to see the echeveria (?) has been left natural. Always makes me sad to see them on sale sprayed with paint and glitter.
Wow - that was worth doing!