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Balcony grown Cephalotus - two different forms
Recent growing conditions
Temperature range: 25C to 35C Humidity range: 35% to 80% Light range: Bright shade to several hours of direct sunlight in the afternoon Clone A, March'09 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...oneA_march.jpg Clone A, May'09 (with camera flash) http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...cloneA_flh.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...loneA_flh1.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...loneA_flh2.jpg Clone A, May'09 (under FL for comparison of the actual colour under different lighting) http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...eph_cloneA.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ph_cloneA1.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ph_cloneA2.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ph_cloneA4.jpg Leaf stalks are also colouring up. http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...ph_cloneA3.jpg |
Re: Balcony grown Cephalotus - two different forms
Another form, grown under similar conditions. It does not colour up as readily but gives larger pitchers.
Clone B, March'09 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...oneB_march.jpg Clone B, May'09 (with camera flash) http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...cloneB_flh.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...loneB_flh2.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...loneB_flh1.jpg |
Re: Balcony grown Cephalotus - two different forms
Nice Nice Cindy!
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Hi Cindy....Nice cpehs....I have a pot of ventricosa covered with that moss.....I wondered what it is..
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Cindy! Each time you post pictures of your cephs, they seem to be getting more and more beautiful and getting bigger. You've sharpen your cultivation skills for these beauties to the maximum.
It would be great if I can grow them like yours. |
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Thanks everyone. I have not been looking at them much lately and was truely amazed at the rate of growth since March when I compared the photos. Apparently, they are really happy with the recent weather - rain storm in the morning followed with scorching sun in the late afternoon. These two plants have got great potential...I received them as rhizome cuttings last November. Sometimes when I look at them I start wondering...either they will grow so well that I'll have to repot them soon by smashing the pots...or they might die from the famous sudden-death disease. |
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wow! although i am a newbie here and had been browsing this website for days only, i found out that you have a great specimen there and nice potting style! mind to share where you obtained the rhizome from?
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Mine almost died...zz didn't water it enough
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mine's alive and well but cindy's cephs are like works of art. a totally different league....
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mine's alive as well and got 2 babies out of 3 leaf pulling.
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Just to share. I notice that you grow Cephalotus on Ceramic Pot, I see many grows on Plastic pot and plastic pot has some disadvantage as the moisture cannot pass thru and it won't get the same cooling effect as from ceramic/clay pot.
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very, very nice growing cephalotus!:laugh:
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Cindy is now an author of a book on growing CPs in Asia. Go look for it, lotsa tips on cephs, etc.
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nice ceph!
i hope i can own one soon |
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Your ceph. look great.
Just a little curious how you water your cephs? I have one but just recently bought it and I've been asking everyone how they water theirs and they give vary vague description. The way I've been watering mine is the tray method, once or twice a week. I fill a tray with about a half inch of water and sit my pot in it. I let it soak for 30 to 45 mins and then take it out. The soil seems to be moist when I'm done but not much water runs out of the pot when I take it out. It’s in a 3"x5" deep pot. Just a little guy. I also give a light spray in on the top until it runs out the bottom. I mist the soil not the plant and allow plenty of air circulation. I'm always skeptic on whether it gets enough water, but it seems to be doing ok. |
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