Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 22:02:56 -0700 From: garko@juno.com (Gary Kong) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2856$foo@default> Subject: Cephalotus repotting/transplanting...
Hi everyone--
I'm responding to Matt Miller's posting about Cephalotus--
> >I am by no means an expert on cephalotus, but when I received one
> >through the mail it only had about 3 roots. I potted it up into a
> >mixture of live sphagnum moss, orchid bark, and a little horticultural
> >charcoal(sphagnum moss-1/2, orchid bark-3/8, charcoal-1/8). It never
> >went into shock and I could see growth signs within a week. Also for
> >the first week I had kept the terrarium that it was in cooler than
> >normal and with lower light (70f in the day and 60f at night, plus
only one
> >fluorescent shop light instead of the usual three.). Now im wondering,
> >hearing what other people have said, if I was just extremely lucky or
> >if maybe the conditions and soil mixture have something to do with it?
> >It may help some of the people on the list serve if anyone who had a
> >positive experience (little or no shock) repotting cephalotus could
> >share their experiences.
> >
> >Thanks,
> > Matt Miller
> >
Matt, I think there's difference between repotting and planting a newly
shipped plant. I ordered a Ceph from Charles Brewer (Hi, Charles! Two
new rosettes and two newly opened pitchers that are TWICE as large as the
largest one on the plant--2 1/4"! I'm quite pleased), who took great
care in selecting and packing the plant, all in a timely manner, so that
there wasn't any noticeable shock. I potted mine in peat/sand with a top
dressing of live sphagnum and have it growing on my south facing
windowsill (albeit in San Francisco's fog belt.) I didn't notice a
single root growing from the nutlike rhizome, but that didn't seem to
matter. On the other hand, the plant I have now is replacing a
plant I killed when I repotted it. My timing, I'm sure, had a lot to do
with it--it was during some sweltering days last summer. The plant was
declining fast, anyway (the soil had gone sour), so my repotting
effort was long overdue to begin with. Within a few days, I had lost a
plant that I had had for over four years. The clone that I received from
Charles is quite impressive in size and color (although Charles claims
these are not from the "giant" form, they're quite large and colorful. )
If that sounds like a plug, well it is.
Gary
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