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Do Cephalotus use the same media as Sarracenia, Heliamphora, Darlingtonia, or are they any different. As I see most grown in the moss, however I know Sarracenia can grow in the same type mix a VFT with perlite in the peat mix!.
I think you can use %60 perlite and 40% peatmoss, there are lots of different mixes. teehee but that's basically what Mr. Truncata said. I use the mix from Barry's book, 3:2:1:1 perlite, peat, sand and orchid bark. I don really know much about cephs though...
i am pretty against a heavy use of peat in ceph mixes and i would use something more like peat/silica sand or peat/sand/perlite with maybe some Schultz Aquatic Plant Soil.
My preferences for Cephalotus composts over the years have run to various loose sphagnum peat /silica sand mixes, especially so-called "Charles Brewer's" Mix:
By volume:
45% live or dried sphagnum moss
45% perlite
8% peat/silica sand mixture
2% wood charcoal . . .
Cephalotus needs a very well drained soil. Heck, I've killed 3 Cephalotus' from over-wetting the soil, even though it was mostly sand with a little peat.
One item. Silica sand is quartz-based granules. And being that it's quartz, it doesn't have harmful additions (e.g. salt) that you'd find in river or beach sand.
Silica sand is often used in sand blasting and in making glass.
In horticulture, it makes a great neutral soil additive for aeration and drainage.
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