{"id":148836,"date":"2025-01-17T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-clinic-help-my-cactus-is-spindly-and-pale\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:07:13","slug":"houseplant-clinic-help-my-cactus-is-spindly-and-pale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-clinic-help-my-cactus-is-spindly-and-pale\/","title":{"rendered":"Houseplant clinic: Help! My cactus is spindly and pale"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGot a niggling houseplant query? In her new column, our expert offers advice on everything from root rot to leaf drop. This week she offers some TLC to an African milk treeWhat\u2019s the problem?My African milk tree has started growing tall and spindly, with a lighter green colour.DiagnosisYour African milk tree (Euphorbia trigona) has become \u201cleggy\u201d due to insufficient sunlight. This succulent originates from west Africa, where it\u00a0thrives in bright, indirect light and\u00a0is\u00a0adapted to arid environments. The technical term for this issue is etiolation \u2013\u00a0when a plant doesn\u2019t receive enough light, it stretches towards the light source, resulting in elongated growth and paler colouring as it tries to maximise photosynthesis. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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