I was gifted this plant & don’t know much about it. It’s very leggy & sparse. Is this normal? It used to stand straight up but is now too heavy to do that so it just kind droops. Does it look healthy? Is there anything I can do to improve it?
it does look healthy, but it may have been subjected to poor conditions with the previous owner, explaining the legginess. if you get a plastic pole and some plant velcro, or even some plastic wrap, and tie them up not too tight they'll grow new roots on the exposed stem & attach to the pole so it stands up again.
2 Likes Okay so this plant is supposed to stand? I was tempted to try something like this but just didn’t know if it would harm the plant or if it was supposed to lean like this. Thank you!!
1 Like syngonium are climbers. the stems are not hardy enough to "stand", per se, but it will climb up a pole or stake and appear upright, which is how most people display them. if you do not desire a climbing plant, they vine just fine & will be completely healthy without a pole.
2 Likes Thank you so much! That’s great to know. I’ll give that a shot
1 Like you're welcome!! hoping for some quick rooting on that pole. it can be a pain to redo plastic wrap 😂
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Needs a smaller pot for sure
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id get it into a smaller pot ASAP & get a trellis to secure it to.
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