Argo88 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Apologize a stupid question... I see in a lot of cephalotus growers photos plants of droseras in cephalotus pots... At the first times I thought it was due to Drosera seeds lost in sphagnum... But now I've red that someone prefers grow cephalotus with a "friend plant".. Does it help to grow better the cephalotus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahraptor Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Mine are just imposters that moved in. Don't appear to be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 :-) :-) tank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 I have several species of dwarf drosera which grow sometimes together with Cephalotus. Cephalotus has with these small guys no problems. But some of the droseras get overgrown by the Cephalotus. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Wonderful plants and pot;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 partisangardener, how did you put that together? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 You probably missed this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Thanx! That looks amazing! So creative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 So do these plants compete with each other more than helping each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Competing for light will be hampered by my scissors. This variation of plants together is due to my believe that mycorrhiza is the best prevention against other fungi or moulds, which could be harmful for the carnivores. I had good success with other difficult plants like wild lilies or even orchids in combination with other plants to stabilize the aeration and watersupplie in the substrate. So I try habitats where all plants add to the system. Sometimes its natural combinations like the ones with dwarf Drosera sometimes a substitute like this elm tree. It might not work on the long run, but this will be early detected when just one species shows symptoms of not being well. The elm will take excess of nutrition and might have its own mycorrhiza. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 Buona giornata Argo88, Even as a newbie (this is my first post), I can confidently say it is not a stupid question! In his description of the natural habitat of Cephalotus, Peter d'Amato in The Savage Garden (page 210) writes, "The plants are often found accompanied by Drosera hamiltonii." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Thanks a lot, buona giornata DonW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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