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Post by dadetave on Jan 17, 2011 15:46:14 GMT
Hope you enjoy!  Attachments:
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Post by Joseph Clemens on Jan 17, 2011 16:49:44 GMT
Howdy davetave,
Very nice looking plants. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Can you provide any details of your growing technique? Such as location, media, watering, lighting, temperature, humidity, etc.
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Post by bluemax on Jan 17, 2011 18:38:42 GMT
Those look great! Thanks for the photo.
I hope you guys don't mind if I piggyback on Joseph's questions. I am new to growing the genus and I am wondering if you have any experience with the so-called 'giant' forms and whether or not you consider them truly larger than the norm. I am also curious about the names in quotes on your plant tags.
-Mark
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Post by ICPS-bob on Jan 18, 2011 1:38:10 GMT
The naming convention is to use single quotes ' for officially named cultivars and double quotes " for unofficial local names. The only official Cephalotus cultivars are 'Eden Black' and 'Hummer's Giant'. For a list of names in use (and photos), see cpphotofinder.com/Cephalotus.html |
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Post by dadetave on Jan 18, 2011 8:10:33 GMT
Howdy davetave, Very nice looking plants. Thanks for sharing them with us. Can you provide any details of your growing technique? Such as location, media, watering, lighting, temperature, humidity, etc. Hi Joseph, glad you like them!  During this (very cold!) winter they stay in a plastic greenhouse with temperatures in the range from 6 to 12°C depending on if the lights are switch off or switch on. I put one cm of water once a week from the bottom, the humidity is ever at about 70-80 % but windy enough to avoid problems with phytium, etc.... |
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Post by dadetave on Jan 18, 2011 8:17:14 GMT
Those look great! Thanks for the photo. I hope you guys don't mind if I piggyback on Joseph's questions. I am new to growing the genus and I am wondering if you have any experience with the so-called 'giant' forms and whether or not you consider them truly larger than the norm. I am also curious about the names in quotes on your plant tags. -Mark Hi Mark, yes I have experience with giant form too, I can confirm they produce pitchers considerably bigger than normal form. About the tags, in this greenhouse there are: typical form, "Dudley Watts", "German giant", 'Eden black', "Ralf Veski" and "Big boy", my other clones grows indoor during this winter, I'm talking about 'Hummer's giant', "Phil Mann" and "Adrian Slack"... |
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Post by dadetave on Jan 18, 2011 10:06:30 GMT
This is one of my "Dudley Watts" clone, the biggest pitcher is about 6,5 cm  |
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Post by krakatoa on Jan 18, 2011 17:01:16 GMT
Oh ENVY, ENVY, ENVY!! I have ALWAYS loved this plant, but one time did me in, I had bought a seedling that did well but finally succumbed. I believe I over watered it -  . Until we get a "professional greenhouse" meaning space and cooler air circulation - Darlingtonias and Cephalotus are NOT on the list! Fortunately I can get on here, look at these and dream away! Thanks for the pictures. |
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Post by paulbarden on Jun 24, 2011 19:57:46 GMT
Does anyone know, can these exceptionally dark cultivars be purchased anywhere? Does anyone share seed, even?
Thanks!
Paul
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Post by coldcoffee on Jul 9, 2011 16:57:32 GMT
Does anyone know, can these exceptionally dark cultivars be purchased anywhere? Does anyone share seed, even? Thanks! Paul I occasionally seed some on eBay- usually for really high prices and no real identifiers that give me confidence that they are legit. If I ever get ahold of one I will let you know but don't count on it- I have been looking! |
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. Until we get a "professional greenhouse" meaning space and cooler air circulation - Darlingtonias and Cephalotus are NOT on the list! Fortunately I can get on here, look at these and dream away! Thanks for the pictures.
