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title: "After having success propagating a few cuttings from this…"
description: "After having success propagating a few cuttings from this dieffenbachia, that has gone from a thriving bushy plant to a spindly plant with much smaller leaves.…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Ceilidhontherun"
published: "2025-07-16T00:34:27.422063Z"
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# After having success propagating a few cuttings from this…

_Posted by Ceilidhontherun on 2025-07-16_

After having success propagating a few cuttings from this dieffenbachia, that has gone from a thriving bushy plant to a spindly plant with much smaller leaves. I decided to do a heavy pruning.

Using my antique milk bottles for propagating the cuttings, and already seeing the plant perk up after pruning and repotting in the same pot.

This time I’m keeping the plant closer to the window, but with a sheer to diffuse the light (west facing window). Hopefully it will reach less but not get sunburned by the afternoon sun.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_U1zPNFu--M3gjP86ZjDOlHgBhdqskRndn8-bUo2ffk/TxJCi5SnQDuCDG3nCmoxBA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_U1zPNFu--M3gjP86ZjDOlHgBhdqskRndn8-bUo2ffk/SrzBPqsPSEmqgHSmuIbWYA.webp?size=large)

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