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title: "What should I do with my silver sword to make it happier and mature…"
description: "What should I do with my silver sword to make it happier and mature to split leaves? The first foot of stem is completely bare, which does not look pretty or…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "MorningJorie"
published: "2026-07-29T17:05:00.066527Z"
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# What should I do with my silver sword to make it happier and mature…

_Posted by MorningJorie on 2026-07-29_

What should I do with my silver sword to make it happier and mature to split leaves?  
The first foot of stem is completely bare, which does not look pretty or too supportive!  
Thanks!

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## 6 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-29

looks like a chop is in order!!!!! the plant isn't maturing because it's not growing along the pole anymore, it's splayed out to the side.

#### MorningJorie replied on 2026-07-29

Thanks! Thats what I was thinking. It worries me because the original stalk doesn’t look very healthy. But I would hope that would improve with cutting it back and encouraging growth. And hopefully the top of the cutting takes to soil!

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-07-29

i think it's just corking, getting woody because it's tall. a lot of plants do it, not really indicative of a problem. if you scrape a little bit it should be green or white under

#### MorningJorie replied on 2026-07-29

Great observations. Thanks so much for the advice!

### Mr Variegated commented on 2026-07-29

I may be wrong but Silver Swords don’t have fenestrations when mature.

#### MorningJorie replied on 2026-07-29

You’re right! I really meant the full expression of the leaf shape, which is more tri-lobed / more of the sword shape!

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