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title: "Anyone have ideas why prince is getting so lanky and leaning…"
description: "Anyone have ideas why prince is getting so lanky and leaning backwards? He's been under a grow light since I got him as a cutting. His initial growth was very…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Karzdan"
published: "2026-08-02T21:43:17.972895Z"
language: "en"
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# Anyone have ideas why prince is getting so lanky and leaning…

_Posted by Karzdan on 2026-08-02_

Anyone have ideas why prince is getting so lanky and leaning backwards? He's been under a grow light since I got him as a cutting. His initial growth was very short and bushy. As you can see, he's started to stretch and is leaning away from the light? Is it too bright for him?

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## 2 comments

### Phil commented on 2026-08-02

They get leggy naturally and require regular pruning. As for lighting, mine is under some Barrina strip grow lights 16 hours a day.

#### Karzdan replied on 2026-08-02

Thank you. I was looking to prune him. I have my grow Lights set to match the sunrise/sunset,which is currently 15 hours of daylight.

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