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title: "Hi! I’ve never had a zebra plant (she is so very dramatic and I love…"
description: "Hi! I’ve never had a zebra plant (she is so very dramatic and I love it) but I’m wondering if she is supposed to be tall and stringy or more bushy and what do…"
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author: "Trina"
published: "2026-08-28T15:02:06.316943Z"
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# Hi! I’ve never had a zebra plant (she is so very dramatic and I love…

_Posted by Trina on 2026-08-28_

Hi! I’ve never had a zebra plant (she is so very dramatic and I love it) but I’m wondering if she is supposed to be tall and stringy or more bushy and what do I do to fix it?

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## 5 comments

### JR commented on 2026-08-28

Typically they need brighter light if they are leggy

#### Trina replied on 2026-08-28

Do you know if I can propagate her and make her more bushy or how do I promote lower growth

#### JR replied on 2026-08-28

That I don’t know. Planta can help. Go to the plant. Then maybe halfway down the page is “to do”, “care info”, “propagation” and something else

#### JR replied on 2026-08-28

And I think what you are looking for would actually be under care info at the bottom. The propagation part is for once you actually do a cutting or division and to help keep track of the propagation itself

#### JR replied on 2026-08-28

Mine is blooming now and actually sprouting new leaves where old ones dropped off on the lower part. But I believe mine had pests before I purchased it. All the leaves were misshaped and it was already missing lower leaves. I did nothing but repot and put it in a window with a good amount of morning sun

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