What's the light like, and where are the leaves growing?
A bare, stretching stem is usually a light-and-pruning story.
What's the light like, and where are the leaves growing?
Stem leans toward the window with leaves only at the top→Plenty of light, but it's a tall bare pole→
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Reviewed June 2026 · how we check this