loligo1964 Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) I was wondering whether anyone out there in the Old World has had any experience (or, more properly, luck!) in propagating Cephalotus via its flower stalk? Since it is a fairly common process with Dionaea and some others -- and considering that a few of my plants are now in the process of blooming (and I should have no lack of seed), I was thinking of trying it out. I also planted a smaller section of stalk alone, in the fashion of a leaf-pulling . . . Cephalotus follicularis cv. "Hummer's Giant" Edited May 4, 2009 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Cant wait to hear if this works! Keep us updated, using dionaea flower stalks is quite a new method I think so perhaps no-one has tried it with cephs before. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Nut Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Is it still alive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Is it still alive? Yes, all of the flower stalks are still alive and there's visible development -- 3 cm taller -- of one of them. It has been close to a month (as of 5 June) for one batch and everything looks fine with no loss of vigour . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Nut Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Quite impressive that the stalks have stayed alive and even grown.. Any leaf development yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Quite impressive that the stalks have stayed alive and even grown.. Any leaf development yet? Nope . . . not yet . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 This is really interesting-keep those updates coming . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Thanks . . . I wondered why I hadn't thought about doing it earlier, since the Cephalotus often send up multiple spikes; and a bunch of fragile, nodding 60cm flower stalks can be a real obstacle . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 If this does work, then at what stage in the growth of the flower stalk would one segment them up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) If this does work, then at what stage in the growth of the flower stalk would one segment them up? I removed the stalks when they were about 7-10 cm in length and divided them, fairly arbitrarily, into different sizes to determine which, if any, would strike. So far, they all remain green and vigourous, but I haven't seen any leaves form just yet; but the current length of time -- now approaching eight weeks -- is also typical of Cephalotus, which does, as most growers will attest, everything by its own frustrating timetable . . . Edited June 21, 2009 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Success! Today, I just had to uproot one of the several Cephalotus flower stalks (and stalk segments) that I had planted at the close of May and just see what was happening -- if anything at all. What I was pleased to discover was a tiny net of filamentous white roots erupting from its base. The method works . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Success!Today, I just had to uproot one of the several Cephalotus flower stalks (and stalk segments) that I had planted at the close of May and just see what was happening -- if anything at all. What I was pleased to discover was a tiny net of filamentous white roots erupting from its base. The method works . . . Good stuff! In your opinion was it faster / slower / the same as taking leaf cuttings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Excellent news, seems like this works with practically all CPs, Sarras being the exception! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted August 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) Good stuff! In your opinion was it faster / slower / the same as taking leaf cuttings? Thanks . . . It took about as long as some leaf cuttings -- a couple of months at least. While I definite have rooting, I have yet to see any new leaves. I will post some photos then . . . Edited February 20, 2010 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Finally, from one of the more modest cuttings I took from Cephalotus flower stalks back in May, there are now outward signs that the cuttings are beginning to take (I had already found some early rooting taking place back in August). A first vegetative leaf is just visible to the left of the flower stalk . . . Cephalotus follicularis cv. "Hummer's Giant" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Glad to see some new growth has appeared at last!! Definitely worth the wait :) Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 This is great news-now, if my Eden Black produces a flower stalk again next year, some of you will have something to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Here is a recent photo of a Cephalotus strike from a 2009 section of flower stalk -- the dried remains of which can be seen to the right. There are a few others, though currently overgrown with moss . . . Cephalotus follicularis cv. "Hummer's Giant" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Here is a recent photo of a Cephalotus strike from a 2009 section of flower stalk -- the dried remains of which can be seen to the right. There are a few others, though currently overgrown with moss . . .Cephalotus follicularis cv. "Hummer's Giant" I'm delighted this has been a success for you. Now, will my Eden Black send up another flower stalk this year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm delighted this has been a success for you. Now, will my Eden Black send up another flower stalk this year . Thanks . . . I hope you have similar success with the Eden Black. I am certainly looking forward to seeing that plant in the former colonies . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Congratulations. It seems like a very slow process compared to leaf cuttings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) Congratulations. It seems like a very slow process compared to leaf cuttings though. The first strike from one of the stalks took about seven weeks -- well within the average time-frame of the rooting for a leaf-cutting; though some others took considerably longer. Those treated with the rooting hormone, Clonex, produced the "quickest" results . . . Edited February 21, 2010 by loligo1964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroJon Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Congrats! Was it just a simple case of cutting the stalk and pushing it into the substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Congrats!Was it just a simple case of cutting the stalk and pushing it into the substrate? Yes, that was about it; though, I did apply rooting hormone -- Rootone or Clonex -- to the cuttings, to hedge my bets . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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