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Bea

anyone know why my ficus is growing like this? it keeps lengthening its stem while growing tiny leaves at the top which keep drying up.

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  1. Moonscar1

    I’ve never kept a ficus, but in general, the length of the petioles (the part of the stem between growth nodes on a plant) often grows due to a lack of light. i first heard the official term for this when dealing with succulents, but it’s known as etiolation. You could potentially research to see if others have had success in fixing this issue with their plants

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    • Bea

      thanks this was helpful! i think you’re right :)

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  2. Hort Specialist

    As Moonscar said lack of light, it’s trying to search for light thus being elongated Needs photosynthesis to grow. More light and a little fertilizer would work 🙂

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