Re: CP digest 312
eheick@acs.bu.edu
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 20:51:31 -0400 (EDT)
>Hello Everyone,
>
> It's just about CP dormancy period over here in
>South Australia, and I'm kind'a worried about a few things.
> Firstly, I was wondering if it's advisable to put Cephalotus
>out of my Greenhouse for the winter. I normally put all my
>Sarra's and VFT's outside, but I haven't tried it with the
>Cephalotus. The temperature from memory here only gets down
>to around 5 degrees rarely, and sometimes even less than
>that, and the coldest day temperatures get down to around 12-
>15 degrees ( Celsius ).
>
> Bye For Now,
> Russell Elliott
Russell,
go ahead and put it outside. In my experience Cephalotus likes it cool in the
winter in order for it to produce flowers. I kept mine for several years i
temps around 5 degrees or cooler in winter without ill effects. Just make
sure that you don't expose it to frost. It could take years for it to
recover, but I must say, the flowers still came in the spring.
Christoph