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Really think this species is underrepresented on the forum. This ain’t the place for argonauts and squids, but all Cephalotus pictures welcomed! Let us see your ceph!

Heres a ceph seedling time photo to kick start:

Very nice! How long did it take from photo one to the last photo?

Camden wrote:Very nice! How long did it take from photo one to the last photo?

It took around 10 months with the encouragement of 2-3 osmocote at base.

What kind of moss is that?

That’s what you would call a mix of star moss, sporophytes, & grass.

Yes and almost impossible to get rid of once they get comfortable in one of the pots lol

Hmm guess cephalotus not that popular compare to other pitcher plants and this might become just another journal lol. Anyway heres a BE Clone and Eden Black with moss removed. BE clone was light deprived resulting much slower growth rate.

Well here's an unusual story. . I did a way overdue re- pot today. And to my surprise this was buried deep below the surface. I mean really deep in the pot . No light whatsoever hopefully it survives. But I know my cephalotus is going to be quite angry and p***ed off at me for a while now Here's the mother plant too.

That mother plant is absolutely gorgeous! Is that a specific clone? The off shoot underground looks very interesting and reminds me of N.Pudica, although she prob didn’t intend for the baby to be there lol. It should make it look how tiny mine was!

Nocturne wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:09 pm That mother plant is absolutely gorgeous! Is that a specific clone? The off shoot underground looks very interesting and reminds me of N.Pudica, although she prob didn’t intend for the baby to be there lol. It should make it look how tiny mine was!

The mother plant is the first cephalotus I ever bought. It's only known as purple/ black. I don't believe it ever was a registered cultivar

The EB leaf pulling is making progress

Very kewl! Cephalotus are my favorite cp, but I find them difficult to make happy.

Recently changed the stinky soil on my Cephalotus and found a white stick sprouting from the underground portion of the plant.

I mix the media with peat,pumice,coco coir and over 50% of aquarium grade silica sand. On the top layer I put half an inch thick of pure silica sand. Pot is moist but never allowed to sit in water. They thrive under LED. Temp wasn’t an issue in CA summer on a shaded balcony. They take cold quite well. 2-3 osmocote used at root base every half a year or so.

As with the white stick discovered in the soil, I’m very interested and would like to see a photo!