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Post by bradt on May 3, 2016 19:24:04 GMT -5
I have already pinched and removed all of the "typical" Ceph spikes leaving only an assortment of non typical Ceph spikes. Coal mine beach, Two peoples bay, etc, etc.
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 3, 2016 19:32:41 GMT -5
...very nice Brad, do you get this en masse flowering every year?
AV.
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Post by shoggoths on May 3, 2016 19:36:43 GMT -5
Wow this is great !
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Post by bradt on May 3, 2016 19:37:57 GMT -5
These are all my seed grown plants, this will be their third summer (3 Years old) and first flowering for most. I had 4 spikes last year, you can get a glimpse of the seedlings in the foreground from last falls harvest.
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 3, 2016 19:45:46 GMT -5
...yours and Snapperhead's growing methods just confirm my suspicions that these plants should be grown outside. Thanks for that, I'll be treating my mine like my Flytraps from now on. Fantastic looking Cephs by the way!
AV.
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Post by bradt on May 3, 2016 20:04:10 GMT -5
I would say John's and my conditions would be close to the same yes but I wouldn't say they are extreme, especially in the winter. In the summer they are on the south wall, full sun. Shading on the blazing days. Temps 18c- 35c. Winter they move to the North wall, under lights and ambient sunlight. Temps 10c- 25c
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 3, 2016 20:12:10 GMT -5
...your germination rates seem very high, do your Ceph seeds receive the same conditions? I'm assuming they do. Sorry for picking your brain Brad but I have been mistreating my Cephs for long enough and now want to grow them successfully. I have learned a few things from my experiments though. On a side note, I would be very interested in any future divisions you may have of your atypical Cephalotus. Nice growing!
AV.
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Post by H2O on May 3, 2016 23:09:08 GMT -5
Looking great man! They're really putting on some height!
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Post by Tramén on Jul 7, 2016 20:50:15 GMT -5
Very nice plants , congrats
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Post by kawarthapine on Sept 23, 2016 23:24:14 GMT -5
Brad:
I love your Cephs.
Is that flower an orchid and if so what type?
It looks like epidendrum 'Radicans' but I'm not sure.
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Post by snapperhead51 on Sept 24, 2016 2:40:26 GMT -5
yer doing awesome Bard, mite have to import seed back from you hay ha ah ah , mine are finally making a come back after that bad summer last year or extreme temps ,getting temps over 50 c for weeks is not good for cephs no matter what u do for them
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