loligo1964 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) I just discovered that one of my five-year-old, Cephalotus plants was to be the first of its lot to send up a flower stalk in 2009 -- and on the first day of Spring, no less. I usually have to wait until High Summer in Northern California for that to occur.To those who received seed in the past, I will do my damndest to collect them when that time comes . . .Cephalotus follicularis "My Left Nut" -- Spring 2009 Edited June 25, 2015 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Great pictures-why do you call it double-ribbed? However,I do notice the peristome is very prominent on this Ceph,it's a great plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloroplast Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Congrats. One of my plants was put under stress lately (a powdery mildew problem) and put out a 2 cm-long flower stem, with a very compact array of flowers at the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Great pictures-why do you call it double-ribbed? However,I do notice the peristome is very prominent on this Ceph,it's a great plant. Thanks . . .While not apparent in the earlier posted photos, the lateral "L" rib of the pitcher leaves loop back upon themselves very prominently (far more so than in most other variants of Cephalotus), giving the impression that they are "doubled." Here is a shot of the same plant from last year. The average size of the pitcher leaves of this variant are 5.7 cm (2.25").Cephalotus follicularis "My Left Nut" -- Spring 2008 Edited June 25, 2015 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentin399 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Very Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Today, almost two months to the day of first noticing an emerging flower scape, my first Cephalotus of the 2009 season is blooming with a number of its tiny 5 mm (0.2 in.) hairy flowers with more on the way -- clearly illustrating how the plant originally received its name. The flower scape itself is about 60 cm (2 feet) high; and the blooms can number well over one hundred, all said and done . . . Cephalotus follicularis "Double-Ribbed" May 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Judging from these great photos and the info you've already given us. How long before viable seed is available? Please keep updating the photos, I for one, am enjoying them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) About six-eight weeks after the cessation of flowering, seeds are generally produced -- one per tiny flower (so, about one hundred). I am trying to ensure that I get a good seed set this year by cross-pollinating the flowers with a tiny camel hair brush . . . Edited May 22, 2009 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 About six-eight weeks after the cessation of flowering, seeds are generally produced -- one per tiny flower (so, about one hundred). I am trying to ensure that I get a good seed set this year by cross-pollinating the flowers with a tiny camel hair brush . . . Will the seeds result in a plant that will exhibit the same double ribbed effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) Will the seeds result in a plant that will exhibit the same double ribbed effect? That's a bit of a genetic crap shoot, considering that there's a "shuffling" of the DNA deck (to awkwardly mix another metaphor) during meiosis in the process of seed development. Only plants vegetatively-propagated (cuttings and the like) are assured of those characteristics; although, seeds from a couple of Cephalotus "Hummer's Giant" plants sown some years back all produced pitchers well within that cultivar's size range -- the largest pitcher reaching 8 cm. Seems to be a dominant trait there, though much is left to chance and environmental conditions . . . Edited May 23, 2009 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 About six-eight weeks after the cessation of flowering, seeds are generally produced -- one per tiny flower (so, about one hundred). I am trying to ensure that I get a good seed set this year by cross-pollinating the flowers with a tiny camel hair brush . . . When is the right time to use the tiny brush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cephalotus.info Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hi Pete, The pollen goes from a tight light yellow little clumps to a slightly bigger darker yellow. THEN use the brush - basically just swirl if round the flowers as though trying to clean off the pollen. Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Hi Pete,The pollen goes from a tight light yellow little clumps to a slightly bigger darker yellow. THEN use the brush - basically just swirl if round the flowers as though trying to clean off the pollen. Jonathan Thanks Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Today, I potted up the first crop of twenty or so seeds from the Cephalotus pictured above (there are still many flowers currently developing along the scape). This year I am going to stratify them for ninety days in the refrigerator, right along side my Sriracha hot sauce, abandoned soy sauce packets, and questionable horseradish . . . Cephalotus follicularis seeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Just don't put any hot sauce in the soil mix I hope you have success with your seeds :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Today, I potted up the first crop of twenty or so seeds from the Cephalotus pictured above (there are still many flowers currently developing along the scape). This year I am going to stratify them for ninety days in the refrigerator, right along side my Sriracha hot sauce, abandoned soy sauce packets, and questionable horseradish . . . Why do you like to stratify? Some growers would sow them straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Why do you like to stratify? Some growers would sow them straight away. I have experimented with both methods in the past, and I have found that the germination rate with stratified Cephalotus seeds was fully a third higher than those planted outright; and considering that the seeds produced are so few per season per plant (rarely exceeding one hundred in total), I desired a bit of insurance . . . Edited July 3, 2009 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Cephalotus follicularis "Double-Ribbed" -- Spring 2008  So far no double rib here   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 So far no double rib here    Still a real nice plant though Dimi . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Update 15 days later of the same green pitcher from the pics above... Â Â Â Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 A big change in 15 days, a great looking Ceph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Ah well! Now you know why Dimi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Interesting situation/discussion on Facebook today... as many threads before have shown Cephs and cultivars are rarely in the same sentence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Not just on Facebook. The response on here is a little immature also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yes, I saw it. And it is also in other forums as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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