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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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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…

_Bee님이 2024-11-02에 게시함_

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

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/S167MitPiFgczW7yTprPN94HbwuDgaBeqZ06dhOT9OU/0u-wEhMwTl-a9IgPgNIyAg.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### MattL님이 2024-11-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

#### Bee님이 2024-11-03에 답변했습니다.

Ok thanks so much!!

### Sunny님이 2024-11-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### Manic1님이 2024-11-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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?)

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/o7TqmXfjdgpN3qcEygutXxzxWmC5CmoqwiXg1WpQTWg/QFwi_xaES0O6VDOY25ew9w.webp?size=large)

#### Bee님이 2024-11-03에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Manic1님이 2024-11-03에 답변했습니다.

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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