bigphil1984 Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Hi everyone, I'm so pleased to say my cephalotus haven't died [emoji6], for my first time growing these, they still seem to be doing well and looking very nice [emoji16] Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirks Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Looking very well, are they not going into dormancy yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I have Cephalotus only for a few years. When it gets colder, they slow down their growth, but if the temperature rises above 5 C° during the day, they grow through all the winter. In the wild there will be no dormancy at all then. They slow down a bit. A cooler period with shorter days is the trigger for normal leafs and flowering the next Spring/Summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Looking very well, are they not going into dormancy yetNo not yet, and it's pretty cold too.Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 I have Cephalotus only for a few years. When it gets colder, they slow down their growth, but if the temperature rises above 5 C° during the day, they grow through all the winter. In the wild there will be no dormancy at all then. They slow down a bit. A cooler period with shorter days is the trigger for normal leafs and flowering the next Spring/Summer.Hi, the growth of mine seemed to speed up over the last couple of months. But maybe now it's getting colder they'll slow down. I'm suprised I've kept them alive for my first time having them! As I read they can just die instantly out of the blue.Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Instant death (within a few days) is a fungus infection of the roots. There are other issues but they are usually slower. Crow rot (usually ended through repotting) is maybe a Boron deficiency. It seems to be quite common. I never had any problems apart from a few aphids the first year, which really did no damage. I hope it stays that way. I have now quite a few and own seedlings too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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