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title: "Hello I need help taming this plant. It has grown out of control. Any…"
description: "Hello I need help taming this plant. It has grown out of control. Any suggestions?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Penny’s Plants"
published: "2023-06-10T16:51:25.845Z"
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# Hello I need help taming this plant. It has grown out of control. Any…

_Posted by Penny’s Plants on 2023-06-10_

Hello  
I need help taming this plant. It has grown out of control. Any suggestions?

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## 4 comments

### Livisgreen commented on 2023-06-10

I’d just give it a trim lol

### ABucketOfPlants commented on 2023-06-10

Yea just prune it

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-10

Agreed. If it were mine, I’d prune the very proud stem on the right side back to the main leaf mass. I’d do the same for the bit in the back left side. Don’t cut back more than a third.

Just remember if you make a mistake, it will grow back.

Good luck!

### C Marie commented on 2023-06-11

What a beauty!

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