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title: "I am very new to plants and have a jellybean plant in a terrarium. It…"
description: "I am very new to plants and have a jellybean plant in a terrarium. It has no beans on one stem and only beans at the top. What do i do with this? Should i cut…"
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published: "2025-10-29T13:53:54.705135Z"
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# I am very new to plants and have a jellybean plant in a terrarium. It…

_Posted by KFC on 2025-10-29_

I am very new to plants and have a jellybean plant in a terrarium. It has no beans on one stem and only beans at the top. What do i do with this? Should i cut off the empty stem?

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## 3 comments

### Jemalilly commented on 2025-10-29

I’d say leave it. I had a plant like that and after a while it stated growing again

### Erica commented on 2025-10-29

For aesthetic reasons, you could cut the empty stem down, it might grow back up from the ground. Same for the stem with leaves at the top. You could cut it a few inches down from the beans, let it “callous” (dry out for a day or so, so the cut end doesn’t rot), and then propagate it.

Each of those little white spots used to have a leaf, which has fallen off for some reason (too much/not enough light or water, or just old age). Roots can now grow from those spots. Sometimes new leaves or branches start there, too. Part of the life cycle! But if it lost a lot of leaves really quickly, check if it’s too wet, too dry, etc.

#### Erica replied on 2025-10-29

For reference: this is the sedum (similar plant, same family) in my office, which was neglected when I was on leave. Now that I’m back and it’s getting enough water, it’s pushing out a new little branch

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