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title: "my polka dot plant is becoming leggy and isnt bushy anymore, what do…"
description: "my polka dot plant is becoming leggy and isnt bushy anymore, what do i do? i heard pruning helps but i don’t know where to start :("
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "joyce"
published: "2025-09-16T23:24:54.104527Z"
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# my polka dot plant is becoming leggy and isnt bushy anymore, what do…

_Posted by joyce on 2025-09-16_

my polka dot plant is becoming leggy and isnt bushy anymore, what do i do? i heard pruning helps but i don’t know where to start :(

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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-16

Give it more light. It gets leggy when growing fast to reach light.

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-09-17

Mine did the same. I threw it away. These plants are needy.

### Laura commented on 2025-09-17

Cut all stems after the 3rd or 4th leaf. It’s a big cut but it will grow well after that. Only takes a few weeks

#### joyce replied on 2025-09-17

thank you, i will try this!!

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