underpotted

Needs bigger pot

Underpotted describes a plant growing in a container too small for its root system.

The roots become cramped and may circle the pot's interior, limiting growth and health.

Gardeners underpot deliberately to restrict size or encourage flowering, but more often the condition results from neglect: That ficus is severely underpotted—time to repot it.

symptoms

rootbound

Roots filling entire container

constricted · wilting · yellowing · top-heavy · root-bound · leggy · drooping · stressed · overgrown · water-resistant

remedy

repotting

Moving plant to larger container

drainage · soil · aeration · loosening

Opposites
pot size relative to plant needs

underpottedrepotted

Moved to new container

Family

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G