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title: "any reason why this lil guy doesn’t keep growing? someone else pruned…"
description: "any reason why this lil guy doesn’t keep growing? someone else pruned it and it’s stayed stunted"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/D98PWDRTSr6q77V6-HAepw"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "wondermerchant 🌱"
published: "2024-08-03T20:17:09.309421Z"
language: "en"
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# any reason why this lil guy doesn’t keep growing? someone else pruned…

_Posted by wondermerchant 🌱 on 2024-08-03_

any reason why this lil guy doesn’t keep growing? someone else pruned it and it’s stayed stunted

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pz13pcFVQTkv8LT6cAJtHSBIo0a_kpBxuj8hfmtt5HQ/SK4fb070TKOh-zqTiRZG6Q.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### Kat commented on 2024-08-03

When was the last time it was fertilized

### wondermerchant 🌱 commented on 2024-08-03

unclear – am going to get it fertilized \& repotted tomorrow, have been gone for 6 months and had a plant sitter

### Destinie Merwin commented on 2024-08-03

Are you sure it’s a golden? My golden ones always get yellow (or golden) variegation not white. Could it be an N’Joy Pothos instead? I’m sure the care is similar!

### S.R commented on 2024-08-03

I think it looks more like an n’joy or manjula?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KQc8xQtzX_hgW9qV4MJoMtVZRz2EwW96zQMr7zTiCZI/CMq2LeVqSCmUSpsdV7TU1A.webp?size=large)

### Snowstorm commented on 2024-08-03

I’ve seen others suggest that when a pothos isn’t growing new leaves it’s might be focusing on new roots, and that they like to be a bit tight in their pot.

### Tee Jay commented on 2024-08-03

It probably needs more light! If it was pruned, especially if it was a lot, the plant needs a lot of energy to push out new growth

### Botanista commented on 2024-08-04

The n’joy/pearls and jade/manjula are also just slow growers lots of light will help it grow more like with most plants. I have one that looks like this and it’s only grown a few inches in the last 6 months while the golden next to it puts out a leaf every week and I have to keep trimming it.

### wondermerchant 🌱 commented on 2024-08-15

y’all are correct, it’s an n’joy! i repotted and fertilized and combined with n’joy. will move next to a window and 🙏🏽 for growth — thanks everyone

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