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title: "So I have this exotica. It had a couple leaves for about 10 years.…"
description: "So I have this exotica. It had a couple leaves for about 10 years. Finally started to get more the last couple. Now she is leggy. Should I cut and restart?…"
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# So I have this exotica. It had a couple leaves for about 10 years.…

_Postat av Tamie den 2025-12-09_

So I have this exotica. It had a couple leaves for about 10 years. Finally started to get more the last couple. Now she is leggy. Should I cut and restart? Click on pic to see the whole plant

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/e4rGSFrxoLQ1WBko1Cz4z6F21G48uA-IOWrFDRjm8wQ/8QHAFA-tTv2SGDoClnFLGg.webp?size=large)

## 8 kommentarer

### Queen Anne plant dad kommenterade den 2025-12-09

Yes I would. That a long time for not much growth. Maybe compost bin 🤭😇

#### Tamie svarade den 2025-12-09

Thank you

### Tamie kommenterade den 2025-12-09

lol yeah it actually has to die be for I do that. I wasn’t taking very good care before so mostly my fault.

### Sunny kommenterade den 2025-12-09

I would turn the entire plant into cuttings and propagate them in water under a grow light within a foot of the cuttings. Fertilize when the roots emerge. Plant in soil when the roots are at least 2 inches long.

The slow growth and leaf drop can occur in low light and low fertilizer. Place a good quality grow light within a foot of the new starter plants. Fertilize once a month in winter and twice a month in summer to get good growth. My photo shows the bare vines from a winter where it needed more light. It lived outside in summer. 🪴🍀

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/sz9P6ZgxQTOVc26WswdlPA.webp?size=large)

#### Tamie svarade den 2025-12-09

Thanks. Was thinking the same thing

### Speeps kommenterade den 2025-12-10

I had to do that to mine as well. They prop really slowly, but totally worth it to have a fuller plant

### Nan kommenterade den 2025-12-13

It actually looks like your pot is too big- I like what sunny recommended, you cut them up like this and prop them all together in a wide shallow pot.  
I also don’t really like to bring new soil into the house, instead i like to leave it in water and let it live like that. I never have to worry 😁 I can also keep an eye on the roots. If this is something you’d want to do, let me know and I can give you a few tips

![Bilaga 1 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ywoyxjGPQt3H70Xk99Po9QWZiq6tQ3uO6PORZ0v7LMk/-hAWoRITR1C0__ZH9NeZcg.webp?size=large)

![Bilaga 2 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ywoyxjGPQt3H70Xk99Po9QWZiq6tQ3uO6PORZ0v7LMk/xQo0xDgPQlOVAdiHlh63ng.webp?size=large)

#### Tamie svarade den 2025-12-13

Thanks

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