Dormancy and cultivation questions

[caseyhoo]

I read that cephalotus matured plant is sensitive with temperature. So, for those grow outdoor, be caution

[Harris Azariel]

Delwin,why avoid pelite in Asia?

[Delwin]

Originally Posted by Harris Azariel

Delwin,why avoid pelite in Asia?

When you water, the perlite will flow to the top and all the peat will move into the bottom. In long term, the bottom will be too compact and wet. So the risk of rotting will increase. Our humidity in Malaysia is higher then alot of other country outside asia. So the rot will set in more faster. There are already a few case. One of my friend in Singapore have a Hummer giant that grow for alot of years. Then suddenly it just collaped. So we dig into the giant pot of ceph and found out it is the perlite problem. The best to use will be lapis sand found in fish shop. It does not go to the top, it does not break down. When we dig up my giant pot of hummer giant, the midia is still loose after so many years.

[ahbeng04]

Originally Posted by piscesilim

media - 1 part peat or sphagnum moss : 1 part perlite
water tray - 1 cm
lighting - 2 x Phillips T8, 865, 36 W. 14 hours a day.
6 inch from the plant.
temperature- 26-36 °C

I bought it from YG last time, but just can last around 2 mths only.

[Delwin]

The media from YG is too wet, so it rot. You have to change the media.

[emperorsnakehead]

what is the differences between 'pitchers' and 'traps'?

[Harris Azariel]

for pitcher plants like Cephalotus,Sarracenia,Nepenthes,Darlingtonia,Helia mphora etc etc,they have pitchers.their pitchers are used as a trap.
thats a pitcher.the pitcher can also be called trap bcoz it can trap small vertebrates like insects.

[emperorsnakehead]

ooohhh..
i thought the word 'pitcher' is just for softball player..
for a type of plant, is also called pitcher..

so both of them are not the same, but i still can call a pitcher, as a 'trap', but i can't call a trap, as a pitcher, right?

[Harris Azariel]

yes u can call pitchers as traps but u cant call traps of Venus FLytraps as pitcher.

pitcher is kinda like a jug filled with water.thats what u call pitcher

[emperorsnakehead]

yeah..now i understand..
can't wait to see my seeds grow..
hmm..
about nephentes, is it have seeds too?