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Why you should never give up on a plant!

I took 3 Cephalotus divisions a while back and made the mistake of placing them to close to a fan. Well by the time I noticed there was a problem, the damage was done. This is the worst of the group. The other 2 are recovering much better. The new leaf started up this week from the dead mass. Given time it should recover!

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Congratulations! Now that's perserverance!
 
Nice, what kind of moss is ithat in the pot?
 
A good lesson for us all.
 
nice! i get that moss everywhere too. i have to post a pic of my ventrata that literally got toasted, and still re grew.
 
that moss is sooooo freaking annoying. Its everywhere. its in the air we breathe. The freaking thing infests everything. Trust me Daniel...don't wish for it. It is impossible to get rid of. lol!
 
I trust your infinite wisdom varun. :D
 
that moss is sooooo freaking annoying. Its everywhere. its in the air we breathe. The freaking thing infests everything. Trust me Daniel...don't wish for it. It is impossible to get rid of. lol!

See above!

Provide an envoirment that moss can grow in and it will find you.
 
Oohh... how long did it take for the new leaf? I did the same to one of my two, except it was from lack of watering for a few days... it dried out like that... it's abotu the same size too. :)
 
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that moss is sooooo freaking annoying. Its everywhere. its in the air we breathe. The freaking thing infests everything. Trust me Daniel...don't wish for it. It is impossible to get rid of. lol!

About all one can do is periodically, manually pluck mats of them out or if it's an easy plant, start in fresh media.
 
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Oohh... how long did it take for the new leaf? I did the same to one of my two, except it was from lack of watering for a few days... it dried out like that... it's abotu the same size too. :)

If I recall right is was about 2 months looking at the dry mass before the new one.

As for the moss, I'll probably have to cover it with something in this pot. Too much to pluck.
 
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Cephs are good resurrection plants. I had one that I was certain I croaked by placing it outside in the spring with no acclimation. Since I also had some VFTs in the tray, I just left it there. Mid-summer, it sent up a new leaf & took off. D. regia & others with the big, thick roots can often come back from an 'oops'.

So far, my record is U. longifolia. I gave away my plant because it was not growing well. Eight months later, I notice a small strap leaf in the moss in the bottom of the tank - sure enough - U. longifolia. A tiny bit must have escaped from the original pot and slowly started growing ...

It's tough throwing out 'dead' plants after having a few experiences of them resurrecting. Recently I tossed a D. regia & my 'mother' D. schizandra after many months of waiting for them to come back. Real bummer. That D. schizandra has provided all of the small plants, I've traded for the past few years (30+). Hopefully some of the small ones will keep growing and take her place....
 
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