to little light?

[ItchyBigfoot]

Hi I was just wondering if anyone else thinks that my silver torch is stretching from too little light. I have it right next to the window so I don't know if I'm just imagining it or not. Also my smaller silver torch just bloomed soon after I repotted it and it still hasn't stabilized itself in the new soil yet but my other larger torch has; is this because it used a lot of energy making the flower, so will it stabilize itself soon?

[Steve Johnson]

Hi I was just wondering if anyone else thinks that my silver torch is stretching from too little light. I have it right next to the window so I don't know if I'm just imagining it or not.

Definitely etoliated -- not the best candidate for being a windowsill cactus, and I'd get it out into the sun if possible.

[Saxicola]

Just because it may be in the brightest spot in the house possible doesn't mean in is getting enough light. If you can grow it outdoors during the warmer months you should have much fewer problems with this.

[CactusFanDan]

I'm not sure it's etiolation, since the internode length seems to be shorter in the newest section of growth, which is uncharacteristic of etiolation. Perhaps the fact it's not well rooting is making it's growth more compact.

[iann]

I'd call it etiolation. Mine are outside for much of the year, and completely dry and cold if they're not outside.

[adetheproducer]

I'm not sure it's etiolation, since the internode length seems to be shorter in the newest section of growth, which is uncharacteristic of etiolation. Perhaps the fact it's not well rooting is making it's growth more compact.

Also the spines/hairs don't seem to have suffered or become weak with limited light. Check the roots