How to fix leggy & stretched succulents

Succulents can often become leggy or stretched, growing elongated bare stems. This stretching of the plant stem is usually the result of the plant growing in too little light, but plants becoming leggy can also be caused by age and feeding.

To fix leggy plants we can prune them to encourage shorter and bushier growth. If the succulent has become very leggy then we can use stem cuttings to propagate lots of new plants. In this video I show you how to propagate Aeonium arboreum plants, giving clear step by step instructions how to fix leggy succulents.

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[Hallsworth]

Fantastic timing.. I was about to ditch an overgrown succulent but didn't know this was possible, you may have just saved it's life! Wish me luck

[DebyColes]

I would really love to see this video in Blue Peter style - so at the end you say 'and here is one I did earlier' and show us what it looks like when it grows again from the stem.

[stevefindlater]

Great video and for anyone watching and reading, the Grow Paradise shop is great 👍🏼 I’ve done a few orders the last few months and been really happy with Craig’s service and also the plants he sells. Will 100% be buying more in the future and enjoy being educated from these videos too.

[mmp]

I love the idea of cutting the top at an angel. 👍🏼

[deaconsyxx]

I saw a video similar to this about a year ago and chickened out of cutting. I’m now at a point where I don’t have a choice! Thanks for giving me some confidence 👍🏻

[lindagent]

Hi I’ve just subbed. I have an aeonium that lost all its rosettes and my gut told me to chop it but wasn’t sure. Thank you. Great vlog. Peace 🧚

[PrincessMaryMargaret]

Took me ten videos before I found your video with the right very well explained video on how to grow these succulents.

[marys]

Ha! Love the "Be brave!" 😂 Thank you so much for explaining the reasoning for folks saying to give it a couple days to callous over! I've heard that forever and it didn't make sense to me. The light bulb has finally gone off! 😁 What a gorgeous plant!! Cheers and a "subscribe" from the US! 😊

[normasoto]

Do you water the cuttings right away or how long do you wait??

[itsAngryKitten]

Dude I have an big girl just like this one here with multiple long branches and I’ve been so scared to cut her!

Tysm! I’m gonna make twenty of her now haha yesss I can’t wait to see my little ones grow.

[lynnadames]

Great information! I have so many of these growing in the yard that were here before I moved in. I have recently started studying succulents to begin to fix my yard and didn't know what to do about THEM because they were so horrible in the Summer but beautiful in the winter and Spring, but I have many of them in places that I don't want them to be anymore. Now I know how to cut them back and make new ones to give away to friends without the guilt of thinking that I was going to kill them when I cut them.

[franceslong]

Thank you so much for this video. I have just been given a leggy single stem aeonium to rescue. Now I know what to do with it. I can’t wait to get many baby plants.
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[grizelda-pwni]

Brilliant, you told me just what to do, I was so nervous about cutting the stem especially as my 2 were given to me by a good friend. Thank you, I look forward to seeing the results in a few weeks.

[lizpoore]

My succulent was about 2’ 6” tall and had 2 branches. Very leggy and damaged by my cat misjudging a jump. This video has given me hope ! I’m off to cut and pot. Thank you!

[ZvuvAtzuv]

Any update on the plants? Especially the main stem with the roots

[nursejawa]

Thank you so much! My succulents have all gone crazy and I didn’t know what to do with them. What a great video - easy to understand, clear explanations, good videography and examples. I’m a very visual learner so this is perfect xx😊

[davegilman]

Great video Craig, I had a very elongated aloe a while back which I chopped up and replanted and now I have too many plants 😂

[soopermexican]

Incredible video!!! I learned so much!!

[misodinamosa]

Aren’t you the brilliant one! What a great idea! Angle top & horizontal bottoms. I propagate my Hibiscus all the time and separate it into piles lol! Not the best method believe me 😳 thank you for that tip!

[Julie-lhjb]

This was fantastic. Thank you so much for explaining, so interesting 🙏