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title: "Anyone know how to stop my syngonium from having these giant ‘bends’?…"
description: "Anyone know how to stop my syngonium from having these giant ‘bends’? It really makes all the leaves tangled and points them all in strange directions!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/J7nxz33hTL6P9z-6d-hR_w/Mq0NUnwxuS9XqOkLB8YKxK?language=fr"
community: "Syngonium Society"
author: "Jo"
published: "2025-11-30T08:54:18.123935Z"
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# Anyone know how to stop my syngonium from having these giant ‘bends’?…

_Publié par Jo le 2025-11-30_

Anyone know how to stop my syngonium from having these giant ‘bends’? It really makes all the leaves tangled and points them all in strange directions!

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/pPnxt8pZ-ivEuHp0cys2JzHXv2RHTyaiFnDVblrgUWE/Lb28MbDRQ0-hYZGiklh3NQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/pPnxt8pZ-ivEuHp0cys2JzHXv2RHTyaiFnDVblrgUWE/ksZS8FfQRzGIzXhTf1sNFA.webp?size=large)

## 13 commentaires

### 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺 a commenté le 2025-11-30

It looks like it’s reaching for light.

#### Jo ha respondido el 2025-12-05

Ahhh, I hadn’t thought about that! Would you suggest I just cut off those parts and give the plant more light so it grows new leaves more normally?

### Magz a commenté le 2025-11-30

I would agree that it likely needs more light.

#### Jo ha respondido el 2025-12-05

Apologies for reposting the same thing - but a few people suggested it needs more light. Would you suggest I just cut off those parts and give the plant more light so it grows new leaves more normally?

### Rhus a commenté le 2025-12-01

Yep, needs more light for sure. Mine did the exact same thing until I gave it more light.

#### Jo ha respondido el 2025-12-05

Apologies for reposting the same thing - but a few people suggested it needs more light. Would you suggest I just cut off those parts and give the plant more light so it grows new leaves more normally?

### Rhus a commenté le 2025-12-05

I cut back a lot of mine, but not all of it-- I left a few leaves because I wasn't confident it would survive with no leaves. Once it had new leaves with shorter petioles, I cut the remaining long leaves off.

### Rhus a commenté le 2025-12-05

Before

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/537cdX4GHvqKnbj4AghvAOgit0rxe0FJJj23EkJP2fc/013LYc2xRTu3KJdxyvlJOg.webp?size=large)

#### Rhus ha respondido el 2025-12-05

After

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/537cdX4GHvqKnbj4AghvAOgit0rxe0FJJj23EkJP2fc/Wvykfi3ORK2lDA5M6a259g.webp?size=large)

#### Jo ha respondido el 2025-12-07

Wha an amazing transformation! And a beautiful plant!

Thanks so much for your advice and the photos - so helpful!

#### Jo ha respondido el 2026-02-16

I just wanted to come back and say thank you for your advice - trimming it slowly and adding more light absolutely did the trick! Plant seems really happy and I no longer have leaves growing all over the place looking for light!

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/pPnxt8pZ-ivEuHp0cys2JzHXv2RHTyaiFnDVblrgUWE/c2nWiG-sQr-Kwk1r5MBwzg.webp?size=large)

### 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺 a commenté le 2025-12-06

Sorry for the late reply. I would not cut back the leaves just yet. Provide it with better light or a good full spectrum grow light. Let new leaves begin to emerge before cutting off the old ones. The plant needs the old leaves to generate photosynthesis/energy to create new growth.

#### Jo ha respondido el 2025-12-07

Thank you for your help!!

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