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title: "Hello I have an arrowhead plant that isn't doing well is it supposed…"
description: "Hello I have an arrowhead plant that isn't doing well is it supposed to be skinny like this I've pinned up the stems because they are weak and just for over…"
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author: "Holly"
published: "2026-05-15T12:53:29.490047Z"
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# Hello I have an arrowhead plant that isn't doing well is it supposed…

_Posted by Holly on 2026-05-15_

Hello I have an arrowhead plant that isn't doing well is it supposed to be skinny like this I've pinned up the stems because they are weak and just for over what am I doing wrong

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## 7 comments

### Holly commented on 2026-05-15

Im sorry fall over

### Yungbert commented on 2026-05-15

It could need:

Repotted(root bound)  
Less water  
More drainage in the soil(perlite)

### ABagel commented on 2026-05-15

More light you could chop and prop if you want it bushier.

### Holly commented on 2026-05-15

Its not rootbound I just repotted it

### Holly commented on 2026-05-15

Chop and prop ?

### Crazy plant lady commented on 2026-05-15

Definitely a sign for chopping and propping I have multiple I have multiple arrowheads and whenever they start getting lanky like that I give him a nice chop on the top and I have new plants and I get a bushier plant after that

### Holly commented on 2026-05-16

I don't know what you mean by chop and prop

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