troubled ceph

[siccmade]

I let my ceph dry out a little too much between waterings and its looking like the leaves are not smooth anymore, and they are very limp and kinda bumpy looking like its starting to wilt.. I immediately watered it and put it back on the windowsill hoping it will revive but its been a few days and it looks the same. it's not turning yellow yet which hopefully is a good sign

is it just in shock, or is it dead?

I was thinking about putting a small clear plastic hot sauce type container over the top of it to give it lots of humidity (typically 30% in its location) but i thought that might restrict airflow and could cause it to rot?

should I just let it ride out and see if it recovers?

 

[BigBella]

If there's green, there's hope . . .

You've got to understand, that in the wild, many Western Australian areas are almost annually scoured by forest fires -- and, yet, Cephalotus manages to survive, due to part, to its often deep rhizome. If that is intact, your plant should be fine . . .

Put in in a shallow tray and you should be fine . . .

 

[siccmade]

you wouldnt advise the clear cup or hot sauce cup over the top for humidity?

 

[BigBella]

you wouldnt advise the clear cup or hot sauce cup over the top for humidity?

I would let the plant ventilate a bit; covering it would promote fungal problems. . .

 

[J-rod]

BigBella If there's green, there's hope . . .

hey bigbella if the leaves go yellow becouse of underwatering but the pitchers are ok. does this mean that the plant is still ok or is this bad news?

 

[BigBella]

If the pitchers are OK, the plant should be fine; had it been going irrevocably downhill, they too would suffer . . .