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title: "I have a dieffenbachia that has gotten very tall and keeps tipping…"
description: "I have a dieffenbachia that has gotten very tall and keeps tipping over despite putting posts in to stabilize it. I have heard that I can cut it off mid-trunk…"
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author: "Camelia"
published: "2024-08-04T14:38:47.110663Z"
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# I have a dieffenbachia that has gotten very tall and keeps tipping…

_Posted by Camelia on 2024-08-04_

I have a dieffenbachia that has gotten very tall and keeps tipping over despite putting posts in to stabilize it. I have heard that I can cut it off mid-trunk and plant it back in the soil, and it will grow new roots. I’d like more than one opinion before I give this a try! Thoughts?

## 1 comment

### Plantginny commented on 2024-08-05

I have heard that too. I have tried that before, and I had no luck. If I had to do it again, I would probably try rooting it in water before transferring it to soil, though.

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