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Posted by byron_1 z10FL (crvny@strato.net) on Fri, Oct 28, 11 at 13:26
| I have a Cephalotus who's main large crown has stopped producing pitchers, and the leaves and pitchers are turning yellow. However, the other smaller crowns continue to grow. It looks like if it was dormant, but the plant is being kept in the same temperature environment and same lighting as when it was growing.
Hope someone can help. |
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RE: Cephalotus Growth Stopped
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| might need to be reppoted. and you need to make sure it isn't getting waterlogged, cephs hate wet feet, just keep the soil moist. |
RE: Cephalotus Growth Stopped
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| Could it be that is dormancy? This is a pattern that I am seeing in all of them. I see the largest growing point eventually stops growing while other small growing points continue to grow. All of the plants are actually growing new pitchers, but on two of them the largest growing points have stopped. May be this is something people do not notice. Since the plant continues to grow pitchers, perhaps many people do not notice that the largest growing point has stopped. If it is normal for cephalotus plants to grow large pitchers, then go back to smaller ones before growing large ones again, then I know why. The large growing points of the plant die out, and the young growing points then become the largest. |
RE: Cephalotus Growth Stopped
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| I have not seen this growing point termination with my Cephs. Mine have done much better under fluorescent lights, and used to just die away without artificial lights. Could it be a problem of insufficient light that you are experiencing? |
RE: Cephalotus Growth Stopped
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| No, they have a lot of light. they get suntan with the light they have. I am just wondering if the Cephalotus have any type of dormancy period? |
RE: Cephalotus Growth Stopped
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Hi
I can't help witth the problem .Was considering trying them once since I live in 10 also . Couldn't pin anybody down on the need for dormancy with Cephalotus
Noted that Albany Austalia has a very similar climate to 10 florida ,reversed of course. Several hours of below freezing temps but mainly frosts Sounds like some type of dormancy though obviously a short one ?? gary |
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