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Post by chen on May 16, 2022 20:39:43 GMT
I received three Cephalotus pitcher cuttings on 04/07/2022. They were inserted into a sphagnum moss top layer with the bottom layer consisting of peat and pumice mix . The container was moved and sealed in a plastic bag to reduce moisture loss in the leaves. The pitchers were also filled with a little water. Bag was placed near some T8 LEDs to receive indirect lighting. The bag is opened and "burped" weekly to replace the old stale air inside. Any algae growing on top layer of sphagnum moss gets pushed down and the moss that was underneath gets brought up to the top. I call this fluffing the media.  Ends of the petioles were inspected on 05/13/2022. All 3 leaf cuttings appear to have rooted successfully. One appears to be ahead of the others.    |
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Post by dvg on May 16, 2022 21:28:07 GMT
Congrats on getting all three pitchers to strike there for you Chen.  Each of those three pitchers look quite different from one another - are they indeed three different variations of Cephalotus clones? If so, which is which? (Guessing the middle pitcher in your first pic is from a German Giant clone.  ) dvg |
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Post by chen on May 16, 2022 21:44:57 GMT
Hi Doug, All three pitcher cuttings are from the same parent plant. The person I traded with didn't specify if the parent plant was a known Cephalotus clone and I did not feel like inquiring further. To be honest a lot of the registered cultivated varieties look the same to me haha. Here is a photo of the parent plant.  |
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Post by fredg on May 16, 2022 22:29:18 GMT
I always potted them up as soon as I saw root generation.
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Post by dvg on May 17, 2022 16:18:32 GMT
To be honest a lot of the registered cultivated varieties look the same to me haha. Agreed, collectors are now focusing on those Cephs accompanied with location data. dvg |
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Post by fredg on May 17, 2022 18:57:04 GMT
The problem can be that the plant hunters gave false location ID to "protect" the plants.. So you may get a location where Cephalotus have never been found.
Why they didn't just give alpha numeric location references is a mystery.
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Post by dvg on May 17, 2022 19:34:01 GMT
Hopefully the locations don't venture too far out of Western Australia.  A problem with alpha numeric location references is they may be so precise that poachers can now hone right in on colonies with greater ease than searching around any number of various bays where they may or may not exist. dvg |
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not here it isn't