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title: "How can I encourage better growth on my Philodendron Brasil? I want…"
description: "How can I encourage better growth on my Philodendron Brasil? I want it to look bushier / fuller, especially near the base!"
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author: "Lilee"
published: "2025-04-24T18:40:56.422351Z"
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# How can I encourage better growth on my Philodendron Brasil? I want…

_Posted by Lilee on 2025-04-24_

How can I encourage better growth on my Philodendron Brasil? I want it to look bushier / fuller, especially near the base!

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## 9 comments

### JeannieeC commented on 2025-04-24

Trimming back leggy stems would help, or pinching back the tip of stems would encourage branching!

### JeannieeC commented on 2025-04-24

What I’ve also done is also cut propagate it and then when it’s rooted, plant it in the same pot (or bigger if the plant needs repotted)

#### Lilee replied on 2025-04-24

Thank you! I will try that!!

### Sunny commented on 2025-04-24

Add a grow light or give it filtered sunlight for 8 hours a day (East/South window). Fertilize every 2 weeks with 50% diluted fertilizer. The leaves should grow bigger with sufficient light and nutrients.  
My Brasil is in a 10” wide pot with many vines in the pot. It gets bright east and filtered west sunlight.

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#### Lilee replied on 2025-04-24

Wow, you have a very gorgeous plant! Mine gets about 8 - 9 hours of light per day in an east window, but I’ve never tried fertilizer. What product / brand do you recommend?

#### JeannieeC replied on 2025-04-24

Sometimes I run out of store bought fertilizer, I use stuff out of my home- like ground coffee, egg shells, and banana peel soaked water. My plants love them.

#### Buffy replied on 2025-04-24

Sunny, you really share good and helpful information.

#### Sunny replied on 2025-04-25

Fertilizer is essential for plants to thrive. There may be timed released fertilizer beads from the nursery. But, it only lasts 6-8 months. I’ve used diluted Miracle Gro for many years. It works for me. I also use Osmocote fertilizer beads on some plants. SuperThrive plant vitamins works well on all my plants and propagation plants.

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### Kades commented on 2025-04-25

I like to wrap my runners in the pot and pin them down so they’ll root in. After a while you can train them back up the trellis

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