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tarence: My cephalotus photos...
tarence
Global Moderator  member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male  Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong  My cephalotus photos...« Thread Started on May 2, 2007, 5:26pm » my cutie pie ceph.....    « Last Edit: Sept 10, 2007, 9:24am by tarence »Link to Post - Back to Top  Logged artificialivePioneer Member / Global Moderator member is offline   Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 713 Location: Ayer Keroh, Malacca Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #1 on May 2, 2007, 5:38pm » huhuhuhuhu wish i have at least one... Btw, what is ur growing condition for Ceph, Terance? Link to Post - Back to Top Logged[Naj Grow List] --- [Naj Wanted List] tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #2 on May 2, 2007, 5:47pm » vermaculite plus peat moss plus spag moss.....actually i did not change the original medium it came in...i was too scared of disturbing the plant. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged piscesilimGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 463 Location: Bukit Mertajam, Penang Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #3 on May 2, 2007, 7:54pm » Cool! Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedLim bifurcatumSenior Member  member is offline  Joined: Jan 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 381 Location: Batu Pahat, Johor Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #4 on May 2, 2007, 7:58pm » Not only droolling, I'm poisoned~ Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #5 on May 2, 2007, 8:44pm » oops, growing conditions ? i just put in in full sun....kept it a lil` dry but moist not wet....i`m porbably not the best person to ask as it only survived 6 months......it was 6 wonderful months though.... Link to Post - Back to Top Logged stefanNew Member  member is offline Joined: Sept 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 18 Location: United Kingdom Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #6 on Sept 8, 2007, 10:27pm » Wow, pretty, I agree with you on being afraid to change the medium, Im too scared to change it in my VFT!  Lovely looking, but The pictures are a bit small in myopinion « Last Edit: Sept 8, 2007, 11:09pm by stefan »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged cactusttsPioneer Member / Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 584 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #7 on Sept 8, 2007, 11:24pm » I wonder how long would it take from small plantlet to that size? Years probably.  Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedTS cindyGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #8 on Sept 9, 2007, 12:12am » cactustts, it depends on whether the plantlet is a seedling, a cutting or a TC plant. The cutting would grow to adult size fastest.  Tarence's plant would be a good 2-3 year-old from a cutting.Link to Post - Back to Top Logged cactusttsPioneer Member / Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 584 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #9 on Sept 9, 2007, 9:56am » Cindy, did you place yours under direct sun light? How many hours? Did you feed them? Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedTS cindyGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #10 on Sept 9, 2007, 12:07pm » TS, only direct sunlight for at most half an hour. The rest of the time, it is very bright shade. The problem with growing them warmer this way is that they produce multiple offshoots instead of producing larger pitchers. My largest clump has about 100 odd pitchers which are still small. Growers who keep them in their air-con room at night has much less pitchers but their pitchers are 25-50% larger than mine. So for large pitchers, cooling is a must. At least down to 23-24C. Feeding is done using diluted orchid fertiliser or liquid seaweed. I fertilised only occasionally when I also fertilise my Nep seedlings. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #11 on Sept 9, 2007, 11:52pm » here are 2 more photos of my belated ceph ....   i take very little credit for how it looks coz it was already quite splendid when it came. it just got a little more colourful and bigger with exposure to full sun ( which NOW i know was one of the reasons it kiao-ed ) a funny thing i noticed was that the pitcher lid actually lowered itself closer to the pitcher ( almost closing it ) during hot afternoons to reduce moisture loss from the pitcher & then it would re-open later in the evening. « Last Edit: Sept 10, 2007, 9:26am by tarence »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: A few more photos of my cephalotus« Reply #12 on Sept 10, 2007, 12:21am » Btw Cindy, how is the feeding done plse ? inside the pitchers, sprayed on the leaves or via root ? i don`t quite get the limited sun exposure. when mine came ( plse look at the 1st 3 photos ), it was a lil` smaller & not so colourful. with 3 hours direct sunlite, it became bigger and colourful. don`t they grow fully exposed to sun in their natural environment ? oops, which happens to be a lot cooler & got drastic nite time temp drop as well....i`m confused, do share plse. « Last Edit: Sept 10, 2007, 9:30am by tarence »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged cactusttsPioneer Member / Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 584 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #13 on Sept 10, 2007, 10:51am » Thanks Cindy for the tips. Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedTS cindyGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #14 on Sept 10, 2007, 12:35pm » Foliar feed. Very light spray only because I am afraid excess will accumulate on the pitchers and they will rot. I have this theory (got lots of others actually) that if you want to fertilise it has to be done with good light. Try not to fertilise when the weather is gloomy for weeks...the fertiliser will not be utilised by the plant as much as on sunny days. More light, more photosynthesis, more growth. Cephs grow large and green in shade. In full sun, they don't get as large in cultivation. So some growers grow them in shade to get the size, then slowly turn them red by giving more and more light. Compared to yours, mine are ****es. Don't want to fry them yet with that. Hehe. In the wild, temperatures where the Cephs are can go up to maybe even 40C but their nights are cool at around 25 in summer. So imagine, the temperature difference is 15C. In winter the difference is equally large. I read that cooling has to be provided for during our hot months which is equivalent to summer heat or the adult plants will rot in the roots and die. Young Cephs have no problem sitting through the heat. Mine balcony heats up to 35C during the hot days and drops only to 30C at night. My TC ****es breeze through but I doubt any adults will be able to survive that. Well, I'll experiment once I get some adults.  I can understand your confusion...one moment I say I keep my baby Cephs out of the sun, another moment I say they can take more heat than the adults right?  That's because I have had the TC Cephs for only one and a half year. I can't be sure how much light they can take. For sure I know now that they can survive the conditions at my balcony but next year, they will be older and may demand a lower temperature drop at night. Summer in Australia may be hotter but I am not risking my Cephs. Cephs leh...you know? Hehe. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #15 on Sept 10, 2007, 1:17pm » yeah i know exactly what you mean Cindy....they are Cephs.....probably the highest in demand CP in our CP world..... i do strongly advice anyone who wants to buy one to carefully study the requirements of the ceph first before flashing your credit card or whipping out your cash. I know money can buy a lot of things but it`s not fair to kill this wonderful CP just because you did not do enough research. Me included of course. with Cindy on our forum, hopefully enough light can be shed on the growth of this fab and hitherto mysterious CP in the tropics..... « Last Edit: Sept 10, 2007, 1:50pm by tarence »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged cindyGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #16 on Sept 10, 2007, 1:28pm » Yup, got loads of experience to share because I have single-handedly killed at least 5 adult Cephs and 20 TC Cephs. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #17 on Nov 24, 2007, 10:41pm » decided to upload a bigger photo of the ceph.... This image is reduced by 46%, click it to view full size.  This image is reduced by 46%, click it to view full size.  This image is reduced by 46%, click it to view full size.  « Last Edit: Nov 24, 2007, 10:57pm by tarence »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline  CP addict  Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #18 on Nov 24, 2007, 10:58pm » lovely photos. tarence, i'm gonna show these 2 big photos to my cephs and tell them to buck up. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 tarence Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #19 on Nov 25, 2007, 11:12am » heheh, i doubt ours will ever grow like these.....coz they came almost at this size & colouration...sigh, the memories.....i can hope tho` that my current one will one day become like this. 
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Re: tarence: My cephalotus photos...
hongrui
Advisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #20 on Nov 25, 2007, 11:37am » i'm getting some color on my cephs (from TP) after i've shifted them out to full sun, together with my vfts. i'll post some pics at a later date. i *think* getting colors like those can be done. but long term survivability is another issue. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 cindy Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #21 on Nov 25, 2007, 2:21pm » Hongrui, My suggestion is to keep the Cephs in full sun during our cooler months and keep them shaded during hot months. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #22 on Nov 25, 2007, 10:34pm » thanks cindy. will do. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 cindy Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #23 on Nov 26, 2007, 4:52pm » Hongrui, Keep any eye on the newest forming pitchers i.e. those little knobs at the end of each shoot. If they are red, the pitcher produced would be red if sufficient light is maintained. Recently, I changed the florescent lights to newer ones and the older pitchers started to have patches of red and all the "knobs" produced are red. Hopefully I'll get uniformly red pitchers soon...the old ones with red patches looked diseased. LOL Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #24 on Nov 26, 2007, 7:11pm » the 'knots' at the shoot are red.. but the color of the pitchers are not red yet. only have got red teeth. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 tarence Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #25 on Jan 17, 2008, 6:50pm » hongrui.....post lah your latest ceph photos Link to Post - Back to Top Logged DavidAdministrator member is offline   Joined: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 2,326 Location: Kuala Lumpur Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #26 on Jan 17, 2008, 11:15pm » haa, haaa... hongrui, I think you are making Tarence very curious. All the talking and no pictures. Better post quick before he has a nervous breakdown (just joking Tarence, don get mad ) Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedMy Wantlist tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #27 on Jan 18, 2008, 10:29am » Grrrrr.....red teeth, knots......yeah, hongrui, just gimme the pics. don`t you know they speak a thousand words ? heheh. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #28 on Jan 18, 2008, 10:40pm » hehe okay okay, these are the red 'knobs' that i was referring to earlier. but the pitcher developed from these were green. most probably due to the lack of sun during the rainy season.  this is my current best looking pot of cephs. Cindy, this is my medium from the first order to SC.  Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 cindy Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #29 on Jan 18, 2008, 11:54pm » So nice...  (tears of joy) Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #30 on Feb 29, 2008, 1:59pm » hongrui...i missed this post til now. your cephs are gorg. these are kept outdoors under full sun ? Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #31 on Feb 29, 2008, 3:25pm » thanks tarence. yep, full sun and everything that comes along with it. i'm still waiting for red ceph pitchers like what cindy has achieved. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 tarence Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #32 on Apr 9, 2008, 9:50am » here is my ceph baby....... This image is reduced by 46%, click it to view full size.  currently getting direct morning sun from 8 -10:30a.m. & all the rain mother nature chooses to release...one leaf is slightly burnt i know but the plant itself seems to be ok. This image is reduced by 46%, click it to view full size.  cindy : the smaller one didn`t make it i`m afraid. i gave it the same conditions but less sun & rain as it was smaller. « Last Edit: Apr 9, 2008, 9:58am by tarence »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #33 on Apr 9, 2008, 10:59am » Hey tarence, your baby is looking good! Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 tarence Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #34 on Apr 9, 2008, 12:05pm » thx hongrui...credit also goes to a very nice person from s`pore who assisted me greatly in the initial stages. what does your ceph look like now ? is it spreading in clusters ? Link to Post - Back to Top Logged cindyGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #35 on Apr 9, 2008, 7:41pm » Tarence, I can see that your ceph has produced a few offshoots. It looks really happy with your conditions. Well, keep it where it is happy and it will grow and grow and grow for you. Well, some make it and some don't. You don't want to know how many of them died in my hands. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged tarenceGlobal Moderator member is offline Joined: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,523 Location: Bandar Kinrara , Puchong Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #36 on Apr 10, 2008, 8:38am » thx Cindy........i will. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #37 on Apr 10, 2008, 1:41pm » Tarence, here's the more respectable looking cephs:    the last pic is the same pot as the pic in my last post. can see that it has grown a fair bit. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 cindy Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #38 on Apr 12, 2008, 5:13pm » Hongrui, do the pitchers look as pale green as they do in the pics? How big is the largest pitcher? I am doing a comparison on our differing growing conditions and the effects on the colour and size of the pitchers. How much light does your plants receive? I thought by now they should colour up more. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #39 on Apr 13, 2008, 4:28pm » Cindy, the pitchers are actually a little greener than in the pics but by not much. the largest pitcher is about 1.5" tall. they are in the open, full sun till 1pm, bright shade for the rest of day (i've moved them to my neps area). but i feel they've not been getting enough light to color up because it's been like raining every other day.
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Re: tarence: My cephalotus photos...
cindy
Global Moderator  member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore  Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #40 on Apr 14, 2008, 5:42pm » Thanks, Hongrui. The reddest I have got is slightly less than 1.5". As usual, it is from a plant under T5 lights. Not sure though but for some reasons, many of the pitchers are colouring up lately. I didn't move them closer under the lights like I did with my TC Cephs. This species baffles me.  Btw, Phill says to tell you to fertilise them to get a nicer and darker green. If not, they may be pale green because of the gravel you used.  Link to Post - Back to Top  Logged hongruiAdvisor - CP member is offline CP addict  Joined: Jul 2007 Gender: Male  Posts: 467 Location: Mandai, Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #41 on Apr 15, 2008, 4:48pm » hmm.. i'm already fertilizing them. at the same strength that i'm using on my neps. i'll probably just monitor them for a while more and maybe will repot all of them if they still don't turn green in 1-2months time. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedlooking for different forms of N. ampullaria, N. rafflesiana and N. xhookeriana.My CP Growlist - updated 27 May '08 cindy Global Moderator member is offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 412 Location: Singapore Re: My cephalotus photos...« Reply #42 on Apr 15, 2008, 7:16pm » Same strength as Neps...that's suitable for them. Yup, you might want to repot them. Some and not all, perhaps. 'Cos they are growing well for you afterall. I think even if the gravel is releasing something, the rain would be washing it off after a while.
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25th July 2008, 12:53 AM
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Re: tarence: My cephalotus photos...
See, I told you all. Cephs are easy once they start growing!
 Seriously, they are rewarding plants to grow after the initial shipping/potting shock. Just leave them alone and they will keep growing and growing. 
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