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title: "Why is my plant so tall with not many leaves?? Anything I’m doing…"
description: "Why is my plant so tall with not many leaves?? Anything I’m doing wrong? She’s right next to a window and gets watered enough"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Bee"
published: "2024-11-02T19:52:50.846527Z"
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# Why is my plant so tall with not many leaves?? Anything I’m doing…

_Posted by Bee on 2024-11-02_

Why is my plant so tall with not many leaves?? Anything I’m doing wrong? She’s right next to a window and gets watered enough

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/S167MitPiFgczW7yTprPN94HbwuDgaBeqZ06dhOT9OU/0u-wEhMwTl-a9IgPgNIyAg.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### MattL commented on 2024-11-03

Usually when that happens, you can just chop the plant back to above those first leaves and it will come back bushier. If the light is up and to the left, it may be getting leggy because it’s stretching for the light, so if you put it on a small table and rotate it that might help as well.

#### Bee replied on 2024-11-03

Ok thanks so much!!

### Sunny commented on 2024-11-03

It looks like it’s getting too much water based on the leaf tips. That condition and insufficient light can cause leaf drop.

### Manic1 commented on 2024-11-03

It’s a Polka Dot plant and they get leggy unless you pinch back the stems. As MattL said, you can cut it back to just above the lower leaves to encourage it to branch out. But if you’re looking for a bushier plant then I’d suggest planting 3 plants in one pot and pinch the stems back regularly.

Here’s mine… it’s got 3 different colours in one pot and I wasn’t too good with pinching it back so you can see the legginess (is that even a word?)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/o7TqmXfjdgpN3qcEygutXxzxWmC5CmoqwiXg1WpQTWg/QFwi_xaES0O6VDOY25ew9w.webp?size=large)

#### Bee replied on 2024-11-03

Wow beautiful! Thanks so much. When you say pinch back the stem do you mean like cut away the upper part? And like not just leaves? That’s what I’m assuming

#### Manic1 replied on 2024-11-03

Yes, literally cut the stem, leaves and all. It’s something that a LOT of people have trouble doing (including me), probably because you’ve watched that plant grow and don’t want to damage it but with some plants it’s actually the best thing you can do for them.

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