Money Plant
Epipremnum aureum
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Root-Bound Plant
A plant that has outgrown its pot — its roots crowding the container with nowhere left to spread — shows a specific set of signs beyond slow growth, and catching it early makes repotting far less stressful for the plant.
Common causes
Roots circling the pot
Slide the plant out and check — roots wrapping densely around the inside of the pot, rather than spreading through the soil, confirm it’s root-bound. Repot into a container one size larger.
Roots emerging from drainage holes
Visible roots pushing out of the bottom of the pot mean there’s no room left to grow. This is one of the clearest external signs without needing to unpot the plant.
Water running straight through
A dense root mass leaves little soil left to hold moisture, so water passes through too quickly to be absorbed. This is often mistaken for a drainage or soil problem rather than a sizing one.
Not to be confused with overpotting
Overpotting is the opposite problem — moving a plant into a pot far too large for its root ball, so excess soil stays wet long after the roots have used what they need, raising the risk of root rot. Size up only one to two inches in diameter at a time rather than jumping to a dramatically bigger pot.
