fliffy_stitch Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Hi all, here are a couple of pictures of three of my cephalotus plants that were left outside all winter and died back a lot. We were just moving into our house so I just left them outside in a little plastic greenhouse and hoped for the best. Everything else did fine outside. The first pic is what they looked like last year and the second is now, it's pretty irritating! I hope the recover and look like they did last year again. http://i215.photobuc...di/P9120069.jpg http://i215.photobuc.../IMG_0737-3.jpg I just got a proper second hand greenhouse and they are in there now instead of the little green plastic one that didn't really let much light in at all so maybe the will start doing better now, they only seem to have really started growing at all this year in the last few weeks. What do you think? Edited August 13, 2013 by fliffy_stitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Seems like plenty of new non-carnivorous leaf growth, I reckon they'll be fine given time. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fliffy_stitch Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Another thing I meant to ask about is that they have some bits of woody stem from where the died back that don't have new growth on them, should I snip them off or just leave them be? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 If you're sure they dead you could probably snip them off if they really bother you, but I'd leave them till you're happy the plants are thriving once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapperhead51 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 f_s In the wild the cephs die back in winter, some more then other depending on there location, , as all ways there well be variation , some were completely died back where others were some what reduced in size in the same location. In colder climates and exposed to the weather , it would be expected that the plant /plants will die back naturally , I grow mine in my G/H and the natural die back is reduced to slow growing and loss of a few pitchers and more leaf growth . but our winter is very mild like there natural winter is Your plants in the second photo look ok as long as the plant as some green growth it will grow again , best to clean up any dead matter around and make sure its not continuing to die back , then you have a problem. Tray water is best in summer and winter top water only allowing to drain, I personally only top water , never tray water even in 40c plus days in our summer , never have a problem , to wet is usually when you get problems or to dry , mix should be light and free draining . Woody stems from where die back has occurred , if your unsure you can snip it back a very small bit at a time to see where the new wood starts again, just make sure that there is no dark bits in the new live inside wood or the die back will continue to go down into the hard wood stem , just like black stem rot in nepenthe's john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 They look to be coming back just fine to me. I had a small Cephalotus outside earlier this summer and something pulled it completely out of the pot, roots and all, and pulled off the pitchers. By the time I discovered it, it was badly dehydrated, with the roots shrivelled in the sun. I thought it was a goner for sure, but I have seen Cephalotus recover before from apparent death, so repotted it on the off chance and it has now started to put out new growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 One of my Ceph's currently looks like that now and it's flowering. Nothing too much to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fliffy_stitch Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the replies, hopefully the won't take too long to recover then. I was really dissapointed again when I looked at the picture from last year and compared it to now! Edited August 14, 2013 by fliffy_stitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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