In my view, Cephalotus and Heliamphora are on a par; ...
Wow - hate to differ w/ 'The Bella' - but I can't help myself...
Cephs are adaptable to a wide variety of conditions. They can adapt to:
- sunny southern windowsill
- east-facing windowsill (morning sun only)
- north-facing windowsill (no direct sun at all)
- terrarium growing - highland, intermediate (& possibly lowland)
- everything from bright, direct sun to diffuse shade
- sitting on blacktop driveway all summer w/ southern exposure w/ NJ temps (80-95+*F)
- varying media (including 100% peat) & water levels
- growing like a temperate w/ VFTs (defined temperate seasonality)
- growing in a terrarium w/ no seasonality
- humidities ranging from close to 100% to less than 20% in mid-winter
I understand that Cephs have been a 'problem' plant for many people & other than most people's tendency to keep them too wet, I can't explain why this is so. I also understand that my experiences are apparently not the 'norm'. However, although they tend to dislike rapid change, if given the opportunity to acclimate, I find they will grow well in an incredibly wide variety of conditions ... and do so with a decent amount of 'happiness'. In addition, they are also one of the easiest CPs to propagate....
My tenure w/ Heli's is much shorter than w/ Cephs but my meager level of experience (coupled w/ what I read regularly), suggests that most non-hybrids are a much pickier bunch and prefer specific conditions: light levels, media, humidity levels to truly be 'happy'.
Flycatcher's 1st & 2nd posts in this
thread also make me realize how tenuous a position I may be in & this makes me even more thankful for my current status w/ these plants. Otoh - there seems to be a similar issue with Heli's as shown in this
thread (see comment by A. Fleischmann). These remain two reasons (among others) why I continue to use Trichoderma ....
All statements are IMHO & the line to differ starts here ....