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Old 30th November 2008, 09:48 PM
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Default Ask a question about Cephalotus.

I hope members can give me an answer.Cephalotus can live in hot place .want sun brightning??or want cold ,want many water or any else??
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Old 30th November 2008, 10:03 PM
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Default Re: Ask a question about Cephalotus.

Cephalotus does not like waterlogged soil. Media must be damp, but not waterlogged, otherwise the roots will rot. The more light, the more colour, but the pitchers grow smaller. If you can provide a cool environment in the night, then cephalotus will grow bigger and mature pitchers more faster.

Basically speaking:

Bigger pitchers:-less sunlight and more cooling environment, about 20-22 celsius

More colourful pitchers:-more sunlight but pitchers will be smaller

Most importantly is letting the cephalotus acclimatise. I am trying to let mine adapt to my environment now.

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Old 1st December 2008, 10:22 AM
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Default Re: Ask a question about Cephalotus.

oh,it's like a special place,thank for yr answer
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Old 1st December 2008, 12:23 PM
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Default Re: Ask a question about Cephalotus.

Penangtan,

I grow Cephalotus at my balcony in temperatures from 25C to 35C year round. They are exposed to direct sunlight for a couple of hours during the hot season from June to September. The largest pitcher I have got so far is 2" but it is during recently when the humidity is higher and the air is cooler.

Higher temperatures seem to encourage more basal growth so the plant ends up with many more small pitchers then a few large pitchers.

Overhead watering is preferred in our lowland conditions. The species dislike their pots i.e. root portion getting heated up. I don't have a problem with that because the pot is shaded by my balcony wall.

The plants in the wild love full sunlight. However, because the weather is cool this season, the plants produced very large pitchers. During summer when the temperatures go up to around 40C, the plants lose nearly their leaves and pitchers. New growth is regenerated from the rhizome when autumn comes.

During the hottest time when my balcony got up to 35C, the plants did not show any sign of dying back. In fact, the mature pitchers produced were about 1.5".

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