Cephalotus incident

Zachary B. Kaufman (zbk43069@challenger.atc.fhda.edu)
Wed, 16 Aug 1995 15:24:53 -0700 (PDT)

This morning, when I went out to check on my plants and water, I
found one of my Cephalotus knocked down into the flowers below (4 foot
fall.) The plant lay upside down and spilled from its pot. I carefully
repotted it. Does anyone know if the fluid spilled out of the open pitcher
will be replaced by the plant? Its completely empty now.

Secondly, will
the plant go dormant because of the stress? I tried something a bit brave
after re-potting. I filled the Cephalotus's dish with water bearing
SuperThrive that I normally use on my Nepenthes. (I met a grower that used
the stuff on all of his CPs.) Isn't vitamin B1 (a main ingredient of
SuperThrive) supose to reduce shock when you transplant? I had the same
misfortune befall another Cephalotus some weeks back. Its growth seems
to have stalled, hence the act of bravery.

in need of a stray cat eating CP
--Zachary--