elgecko Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I have several Ceph 'Hummer's Giant' pitcher cutting I started late last year. They where big enough to pot up so I ended up doing that today. Before I potted them all I decided to take a picture of the long roots the plant has for it's small size. I've never tried root cutting before for cephs. Since some had very long roots I trimmed a few to see if I can get them to strike. Any one try root cutting before and what where your success with it? The tank with several of the repotted cephs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Samuel Novák Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hi, I am really like your ceph-collection. It's very nice. How much time you spend to collect all this plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 never tried them with roots that size, I use thicker pieces, pencil thickness and upwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) When i was younger before i knew CP's existed i used to live in Bunbury, which is a town situated between Perth and Albany in SW WA. I was just reading about Ceph's range and was surprised i was living substantially within it! Your picture really shows that cute fuzzyness i like about Cephs! Edited June 23, 2008 by Macca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Steve... put that thing back in the media! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairLady Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 hi all, juz need some advice..i'm attempting a cephalotus pitcher cutting..is the conditions needed to root a pitcher be the same as in leaf pullings? any advice is greatly appreciated..thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 hi all,juz need some advice..i'm attempting a cephalotus pitcher cutting..is the conditions needed to root a pitcher be the same as in leaf pullings? any advice is greatly appreciated..thanks The procedure is exactly the same. Simply place the leaf -- after treating it with rooting hormone and /or fungicide -- upright in your preferred media, making a slight depression to accommodate the pitcher. I have used both live sphagnum and the peat, sand, perlite, and charcoal media that is a popular standard for Cephalotus. My suggestion for using rooting hormone is geared toward the novice grower to encourage greater success than would otherwise be the case. Also, while far more common now, not everyone has access to live sphagnum. In an experiment in 2005, I treated six Cephalotus leaves with either Rootone or Clonex (I can't recall which); all struck, but those treated with the hormones rooted an average of a four weeks earlier than those simply growing in media. I have used both methods over the years and still encourage the use of rooting hormone with Cephalotus, Heliamphora, and Nepenthes . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairLady Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 ok..thanks loligo.. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Loligo? That looks just like Big Bella! Anyways, leaves do best when kept in the same conditions as the mother plant. I've never used Rootone, even though I bought a bottle, way back when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 I have a couple of leaf cuttings on my windowsill that are currently getting fried by this recent spell of good weather in the UK. As soon as the sun comes out the temp just shoots right up. Not much i can do tho so im just gonna let nature get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Windowsills really heat up in this weather - might be best to open a window to keep the temp down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Windowsills really heat up in this weather - might be best to open a window to keep the temp down! Tell me about it! It reached over 30C in the shaded part of the windowsill. Im just protecting them from direct light, keeping a couple of windows open and hoping for the best. Where are the overcast days when u need them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I have several Ceph 'Hummer's Giant' pitcher cutting I started late last year. They where big enough to pot up so I ended up doing that today. Before I potted them all I decided to take a picture of the long roots the plant has for it's small size. I've never tried root cutting before for cephs. Since some had very long roots I trimmed a few to see if I can get them to strike. Any one try root cutting before and what where your success with it? I have gone the "root route" on a few occasions, but those were generally larger and from mature plants. I soaked the strands in rooting hormone for a while before planting (a method long popularized at http://www.aqph26.dsl.pipex.com/cephalotusfolliv.html. My success rate was in the 90 percentile range . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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