Yesterday, I was checking on my cephalotus when I noticed one of the non carnivorous leaves has rotted off. A few minutes ago, I checked and the entire plant has rotted away!
Now I have to spend $40 on a new one! *cries*
Did it "rot" or did it "die back?" What do you suppose caused this? I agree, do not throw it out yet. Cephalotus are notorious for growing back.
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You let your ceph sit in a month's worth of water?
I've heard of people growing them on the tray method and I myself use something that amounts to a tray with a layer of dead sphagnum on top which acts as a wick for the for the water and then sit the pots on top. However depending on your containers, this may have proven fatal to your ceph depending on what your setup looked like. (narrow containers with high levels of water). Got any pictures prior to the alleged death?
Wow. Doesn't strike me as a bad setup. Even if the plant was sitting in water, there seems to be enough surface area to get a decent amount of gas exchange. Generally cephs like a sandier medium, but I don't think yours is too bad either. Assuming that the water quality is good,and all other environmental factors I'm at a loss as to why your ceph didn't make it. Like the others, I recommend waiting a few months to see if it shows signs of recovery.
Hmmm...from looking at the picture I have a few questions. How long have you had this plant? Was it divided, seed grown, or leaf pulling? This looks like a "fresh" division to me.
On a side note.....water does not cause rot.....lack of air exchange in the water and/or soil does. Read up on hydroponics forums for more info.
A bare root, probably fresh small division for $35? That seems really high to me, and considering its still winter the prices should be lower, they are on E-bay right now. Atleast until spring. I'd be more concerned about a bare root Ceph than the price thou. Try to get a small established one shipped potted its worth the extra $10-20. Atleast thats my option.
$35 is a bit high I'd think, but then again, that's how much I was going to have to spend on one. If it's the site I think you're looking at (they have Czech Giant and Hummer's Giant as well but they're out of stock) I keep meaning to get a Ceph from them and a VFT "Gold Strike", just so I can figure out what it looks like, but, yeah. Stories like this scare me.
Agreed. I think from a previous post Ahmad, I remember seeing yor ceph in a "humidity dome." Poor air circulation can easily cause an end to a plant. They will survive for awhile, but will eventually be overtaken by fungus/bacteria. I too use the tray method, but the tray is constantly cleaned and there is never standing water for more than a week. Also, I would try to search elsewhere for a potted ceph. All three of mine came potted and experienced little to no shock, and almost immediately began putting out new pitcher. For $35 bare root and that tiny, I would have personally expected a lot more than that! Then again, to each their own.