Cephalotus from YG (MAHA)

[caseyhoo]

They are nice... And have at least 20pitchers!!! Again, thanx, Tarence...

And Here it go...

[David]

Here's mine... so cute!

[Aliamyz]

Nice plants guys!

two years back i was in cactus valley and bought one pot of cephalotus. it was the only pot left. the pitchers were about 1 inches in length and there a bout fifteen to twenty of them. it cost me rm38 if im not mistaken.

when i brought it down to pj, it died. the whole thing turned yellow even though i provided it partial shade.

so, hopefully you guys with much younger cephalotus can get them growing properly!

[hongrui]

wah! nice cephs guys! so envious..

[Tarence]

guys, we gotta really concentrate on caring for our new `****es`. in about 2 weeks time, i might change the media to peat / sand. i don`t quite like the idea of pure lfs & especially if the ceph is placed in the garden where it gets full rain.

malowie : yes, i bot the ceph last time too for rm38. mine lasted 6 months. and would have lasted longer if i didn`t let the media become too moist during raining season.

[caseyhoo]

So, what is the best mixed for them ar? I read the old post that made by others, and summarized as below
Media : peat + petlite/sand with 2 : 1 portion.
Water : Water it once the surface of media is dried, dont use water tray
Light : Put in shade, Tarence put them in full sun
Pot : ceramic pot to cool down the pot.
Humidity : dont need to bother much
Temperature : dont too hot

Please correct me if im wrong...

[David]

Originally Posted by malowie

two years back i was in cactus valley and bought one pot of cephalotus... when i brought it down to pj, it died. the whole thing turned yellow even though i provided it partial shade.

so, hopefully you guys with much younger cephalotus can get them growing properly!

My hope is always in seeing Cindy from Singapore grow her ceph. It can be done.

[Cindy]

Higher temperatures seems to encourage the bacteria/fungus/virus to thrive and cause root rot.

When grown outdoors, try and keep the pot from direct sunlight. During summer in Australia, the plants all die down to nothing and regenerate from the rhizomes during autumn. So unless you are prepared for the top growth to go botak...then try to keep the plants cooler in our weather especially during the hot months. But with the recent rain, I think "summer" is over.

Peat/sand, LFS/perlite would both be fine outdoors. But if under the rain, the more loose the media is, the better. Pine bark is good for larger plants because the drainage is better. LFS/perlite has to be used loosely i.e. when potting up the plant, don't compact the media. I use coarse sand which is 3-4mm per grain.

Another tip about watering, for clumps like yours, don't water the Cephs. Water the media and don't let the water don't touch the plants. Otherwise, when water is caught inbetween the pitchers, fungus can grow very quickly in warm conditions.

I have all my established plants on mounds of media. So even when I top water my Cephs, the water runs off very quickly and does not accummulate at the centre of the plants.

Don't let my Neps see this...my fav CPs are Sarracenia and Ceph. And if I can afford it, the next would have to be a Darlingtonia.

[Tarence]

folks, i think we may have to protect our new cephs from rain in case it rots.

for my case, since i am using multi tier rack, i will place my ceph below a sheet of glass placed on the higher rack level. at least until it stabilises. watering, as suggested by cindy, will also be cautiously done to prevent rot.