Sean Spence Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) I was fortunate enough to be the recipient of Stephen Morley's generosity back in 2008 and received 10 seed of selfed Eden Black. All were sown on 28 Sept 2008 and of the ten seed, nine have since germinated and grown well. Each seedling has shown a decent amount of variation but one in particular has stood out from the crowd both in colour and growth rate. The pitchers are actually a touch darker than they appear in the images due to a little glare from the flash. Next to a typically coloured plant in winter. The plant is far from mature yet, the largest pitcher is just over an inch high. Hopefully as the plant grows, the pitchers will get darker. It is only halfway through winter here now, so the pitchers should continue to darken anyway. Even though small, the plant has already decided to divide too. Definitely some good potential here! Thanks Stephen! Edited June 24, 2011 by Sean Spence 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Wow... they are very dark! Must be comparible to Eden Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Wow - that's a dark ceph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplePitchers Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Impressive, it will be interesting to see how pitcher size compares to 'Eden Black' when it's mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Xeno- Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Wow, the jet-black peristome is outstanding, looks almost like a thick ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Very nice plant! you had better luck with the seeds than me.9 out of 10. Stephen let me have some late last year. i sowed them in april and so far i have 0 out of 13(unlucky)or what. ada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 well done Sean, looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James O'Neill Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 That is what one calls a striking ceph. Eden black has some good genes in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeland Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattynatureboy44 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Very Impressive, I wander how other seedlings are turning out? Stephen you must have kept and sowed some yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Very Impressive, I wander how other seedlings are turning out? Stephen you must have kept and sowed some yourself? erm...no...I only had a small number and I tried to get the genes overseas, not being able to send plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattynatureboy44 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) erm...no...I only had a small number and I tried to get the genes overseas, not being able to send plants Shame but good idea to spread the seeds overseas, I just missed out last year bidding on some Eden Black seeds myself. Stephen haven't seen any pics of eden black lately on the forum do you have any new pics, must be about time for some? Edited June 24, 2011 by mattybadboy44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus B Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 The plant is far from mature yet, the largest pitcher is just over an inch high. Hopefully as the plant grows, the pitchers will get darker. It is only halfway through winter here now, so the pitchers should continue to darken anyway. Even though small, the plant has already decided to divide too. Definitely some good potential here! Thanks Stephen! This plant even looked impressive when it was much smaller. It looks fantastic now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Reolon Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 very impressive you put them in oil ? lol congratulation Fab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 WoooW! That little Cephalotus has tons of potential! Very well done Sean Spence. Deffinitely it was a very nice gesture from Stephen to share the seeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Pretty Kick-Ass Ceph you got there Dude!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Wow, that's great! And very, very black! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Sean, did it show potential when it was an immature plant, or did the dark colouration only manifest itself when it became adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus B Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Sean, did it show potential when it was an immature plant, or did the dark colouration only manifest itself when it became adult? When I saw it, it was still tiny, but it was darker than the other EB seedlings that Sean had. It has definately got a lot darker since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsternar Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Very impressive colour !! Well done Sean Cheers Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droseraman Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 well-grown! Beautiful! Very impressive colour !! Well done Sean Cheers Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenoParis Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Darker than that? Impossible! I LOVE!!!! Wonderful :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Great colours Sean - congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bag1234 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Im really glad you had such successful germination!! What were your procedures on germinating the seeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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