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title: "Why is my frosty begonia tall and lanky instead of short and full?"
description: "Why is my frosty begonia tall and lanky instead of short and full?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64718200e7486c539aae45a3"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Shuggaglider"
published: "2023-05-27T04:07:28.191Z"
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# Why is my frosty begonia tall and lanky instead of short and full?

_Posted by Shuggaglider on 2023-05-27_

Why is my frosty begonia tall and lanky instead of short and full?

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## 5 comments

### 803plantguy commented on 2023-05-27

U need to give it more light

#### Shuggaglider replied on 2023-05-27

Thank you! I will do that

#### 803plantguy replied on 2023-05-27

Np🙏🏽

### Daisy commented on 2023-05-28

It is not getting enough sun light so it is reaching for sun

#### Shuggaglider replied on 2023-05-28

Thank you! I bought it like this and then I saw how other begonias looked and knew something wasn’t right. Do I need to cut it or just start giving it more sun and it will fix itself?

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