Tall and spindly… Anyone know why my pincushion peperomia...
5ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 months ago
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It's not getting enough light, which has caused it to become etiolated/leggy with too much space between each set of leaves. It happens when a plant isn't receiving sufficient light, so it goes out searching for more. There's no way to correct the already leggy growth, but if you cut it way back to the base and put it somewhere with a lot more light, it can begin to grow normally. I'd recommend placing it directly in an east-facing window, or a west or south facing window IF there's a curtain to filter the light. East facing windows get direct sun in the morning, and AM sun is gentler than PM sun, too much of which could scorch the leaves.
@stephonicle thank you for the tips. I have a nice east facing window I can put it in. I will cut it back also.
@LeadChincactus it's really up to you, but if you want it to start growing normally and look like it did when you first brought it home, you'll need to prune it back to where it started getting leggy. I marked on the photo to show where I'd cut it. It might seem drastic, but I promise it will grow back ☺️
