partisangardener Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I have a few Cephalotus, all in ceramic pots of my own desighn. My first attempt was this one Some investigation changed this desighn after one year. So it had to be repotted This special material is able to soak up the water, usually you do achieve this by low firing in the kiln, about 800-950 C° Mine is fired at 1200 C° The actual planting medium is a bit higher up, that there is no chance for decay because of suffocation. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Those pots look great! Not exactly how you would find Cephalotus in the wild but really interesting anyway. Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Habe sie jetzt selber wiedergefunden weiss aber immer noch nicht wo sie zu bekommen sind. http://www.cpukforum...showtopic=54271 http://www.cpukforum...showtopic=54271 http://ocps.proboard...mination-2-days Mikes superfast fragt sich nur welcher Mike (Mike Wang wäre toll.) Hello, Cephalotus "Mike's Super Fast" is a Oz clone and it is not available in USA , neither it originates from MIke's Wang (USA). This clone was spread only in a few peoples hands in EU and as far as I know maybe in Canada by John Yates, who got his original plant from MIke Perkins in Oz ie the originator of this clone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 It is already corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) You might not have seen this one. A landscape with treestumps of my ceramic material. Dwarf Drosera included Edited December 1, 2015 by partisangardener 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 The last one is really very nice set up. - What is the pot made of? If this can be called "a pot "? Does the material produce dangerous/poisonous stuff to the roots of the plants in? - Are the trees real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 It is the same material as the first pot. It is limefree clay. Droseras, Darlingtonias, Dionaea and Cephalotus grow in such pots for nearly two years. With no ill effects. The reddish colour is natural iron oxyde. As I wrote trees are the same material without colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I recently had some fungal growth in some of the traps of my most vigorous Cephalotus. It was mid November when I discovered something which looked like cotton candy. From my experience I could tell this is no mold, though the picture looks very suspicious. The moss was growing up to the peristome and probably the symbiotic fungus of the moss had found a liking of the sweet stuff. I took some of it with a small paint brush and put it on two seeds I had already staying in this pot. Some of those fungi deliver some phytohormone which might help with germination in plant species which are not so easy to propagate. Not very scientific but I am an artist not a scientist. Here are pictures of the discovery and about 4 weeks later. I will watch closely if this affects the age of this pitcher. But as fast as it grows now this special pitcher will be covered completely by new growth. 4 weeks later Edited December 13, 2015 by partisangardener 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Now there are real "trees" in one of the pots. The motherplant of this "elm-tree" grows outside in a garden, it is a dwarf form and after about ten years not more than 30 cm high. Leafs are less than 3mm long. Its twigs set easy root in a closed box with artificial light. Two are now in one of my Cephalotus pots an start to grow new leafs. I hope it works. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Wow love the mini tree don't suppose you have anymore info on it? as I would love to get one for some ideas I have! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) Ulmus parvifolia "Hokkaido" is the name. http://forum.garten-pur.de/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=59005.0;attach=484897;image This is the way I propagated it in a dia-box with artificial light. Edited September 13, 2016 by partisangardener 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Excellent, I'll check to see if I can get this in the uk. Cheers for all the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 you could combine bonsai s with your CPs. Its super creative! very inspiring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cporcs Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 On 9/13/2016 at 0:45 AM, partisangardener said: Now there are real "trees" in one of the pots. The motherplant of this "elm-tree" grows outside in a garden, it is a dwarf form and after about ten years not more than 30 cm high. Leafs are less than 3mm long. Its twigs set easy root in a closed box with artificial light. Two are now in one of my Cephalotus pots an start to grow new leafs. I hope it works. "elm tree" = Ulmus parvifolia 'Seju' elm used in bonsai due to it's naturally dwarf characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 It seem to work well. But some rooted plants with good roots, set out in a heat spell here, died inspite of wet substrate. So take care to shade them, in such case, for some weeks Thats the way it looks like today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 still looking really good, partisangardener. Your pieces are some of the most inspiring I have seen ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. GreenThumb Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 man that looks great, nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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