Cephalotus - Hasn't Flowered

[PolishJeff]

Hi Everyone,

I've had one Cephalotus since late 2011 that hasn't bloomed once. My once very small plant has grown into quite the monster which is great because I've divided the plant a couple times. However it hasn't bloomed. Is this anything to be concerned about? I'm not trying to start the dormancy vs no-dormancy wars here, but just wondering if that's part of the game of growing these plants!

My growing conditions are fairly standard in that the plant gets 12 hours of T-8 lighting daily with typical room temperatures (68-74 F).

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[corky]

my first thoughts are maybe you should try a shorter photo period in winter than summer,my plant bloomed when left on a window sill with natural photo period and cooler temps in winter,but i think the plant was either 3 or 4 years old when it bloomed

 

[Maiden]

Jeff: same problem for me. I have my cephalotus since 2.5 years now, still no flowers!
My plant was in soft dormancy since december. Right now i can see new growth so maybe it will push some flowers soon !

 

[RL7836]

When I wanted to produce seeds, I kept mature Cephs in a cool basement room under lights for the winter. They never went 'dormant' but actually grew very well under the lights. Around the time we became frost free in the spring, I would transition them outside with my potted Sarrs & VFTs.

I've also had mature plants bloom on a windowsill but rarely (ever?) under lights. YMMV

 

[RSS]

I've been growing Cephs under lights/on windowsills for 5+ years and have yet to get any flowers, I figure largely due to the lack of temp/lighting variation I'm providing.

I have not noticed any health decline in my older Cephs growing them without any sessional variations.