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Post by snapperhead51 on Jun 1, 2015 5:10:28 GMT -5
Just be aware that flowering a ceph's takes a lot out of the plant and feeding or looking after its heath before and during and after the event is important to the plants long term growing condition , letting a to young ceph flower can set it back in seasons to come , so just be aware of that .Best to let only very healthy well established larger plants flower ,they will cope much better long term .
The flowering cycle of the cephalotus is to do with the season , all wild cephs and my own , start to make flower spikes in its/ our spring time, after a semi to full dormancy in its winter period , not all ceph go fully dormant in winter ,but all have some sort of die back to leaf or a stop of growth in winter time ,a rest time any how . they grow up the long flower spike from stored energy from last season feasting on black bettles ants and other insects , the spikes can get very tall , they get pollinated and the seed is ripe in early to mid February our summer time, and falls out from the old dry flower heads buy wind and the on coming rain in late Feb, seed is dispersed mainly but water , but very few seed get to germinate , you dont see a large amounts of seedling growing at the sites, they mainly grow by runner or plant getting broken off by passing animals , but some seed will get plants established at most sites .
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Post by bradt on Jun 10, 2015 15:25:55 GMT -5
Thanks John, All very good info! Ill watch them like a hawk, So far so good... the plants are looking great. Just be aware that flowering a ceph's takes a lot out of the plant and feeding or looking after its heath before and during and after the event is important to the plants long term growing condition , letting a to young ceph flower can set it back in seasons to come , so just be aware of that .Best to let only very healthy well established larger plants flower ,they will cope much better long term . The flowering cycle of the cephalotus is to do with the season , all wild cephs and my own , start to make flower spikes in its/ our spring time, after a semi to full dormancy in its winter period , not all ceph go fully dormant in winter ,but all have some sort of die back to leaf or a stop of growth in winter time ,a rest time any how . they grow up the long flower spike from stored energy from last season feasting on black bettles ants and other insects , the spikes can get very tall , they get pollinated and the seed is ripe in early to mid February our summer time, and falls out from the old dry flower heads buy wind and the on coming rain in late Feb, seed is dispersed mainly but water , but very few seed get to germinate , you dont see a large amounts of seedling growing at the sites, they mainly grow by runner or plant getting broken off by passing animals , but some seed will get plants established at most sites .
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Post by bradt on Jun 10, 2015 15:27:11 GMT -5
Cephalotus flowers are opening! 4 stalks all together.
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Post by roraima on Jun 10, 2015 16:11:46 GMT -5
So cool, great job Brad. Good luck pollinating them.
Wish my Ceph flowers were synced up with yours, but they still have weeks to go.
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Post by bradt on Jun 10, 2015 17:18:11 GMT -5
So cool, great job Brad. Good luck pollinating them. Wish my Ceph flowers were synced up with yours, but they still have weeks to go. My other two stalks have a few weeks to go as well, keep me posted on there progress.
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Post by bradt on Jul 15, 2015 21:40:41 GMT -5
Start to finish, first sign of spike, to first little harvest of seeds today. hope they are viable.
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Post by snapperhead51 on Jul 15, 2015 21:59:42 GMT -5
look good brad , now to cold strat for 3 months and then sow to see will be looking to see for great results for you
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Post by Avery on Jul 15, 2015 22:42:26 GMT -5
Good job, Brad!
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Post by bradt on Nov 29, 2015 18:21:04 GMT -5
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Post by partisangardener on Dec 1, 2015 12:50:18 GMT -5
@ Bradt did you cut off the first flower spike of your seed grown plant "Rareas Sand site" or did you get seed of it?
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Post by bradt on Dec 1, 2015 17:59:14 GMT -5
@ Bradt did you cut off the first flower spike of your seed grown plant "Rareas Sand site" or did you get seed of it? Nope, I let it spike!
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Post by bradt on Dec 1, 2015 18:04:50 GMT -5
This is the first ceph Rareas sand site/ Northcliffe seed to germinate. I consider this a fine achievement, as this seed came from a Ceph That I got as seed (not a plant) from John a couple years back. From germinated seed to germinated seed!
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Post by roraima on Dec 1, 2015 20:45:49 GMT -5
Congratulations Brad!
A Ceph full circle is a rare achievement in horticulture, you are a very skillful grower.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by partisangardener on Dec 2, 2015 0:35:20 GMT -5
Thanks too, splendid indeed.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Dec 12, 2015 22:49:30 GMT -5
...excellent thread!!! Must be a lengthy process to get seed from seed. Fantastic growing and thanks for sharing!!!
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