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Well, a friend of mine brought it to my attention that the lids on my Ceph seem to be a bit odd. What do you all think of this? I'm not too worried, since the plant is doing so well.
I htink it means that humidity is too high.
Ideally, they should be nice and firm and just hanging over the pitcher, not inverted.
If they are loose and droop compltely tot he point where they are touching or nearly touching the lip, then humidity is too low.
Well, I think Starman is partly right...I think it means the humidity is high...Though I wouldn't go so far as to say too high unless you start to see fungus or mold. The plant looks very happy & healthy, so I would continue doing whatever it is you are doing (or not doing, as the case may be).
My cephalotus is in similar conditions to Homer's. RH 40%-50%. My cephalotus does not have have inverted lids. I was the one who pointed out to Homer originally that his was a bit different, in terms of the inverted lids. I have seen a similar picture from someone else, but I can not remember who.
There is a delicate balance between the cells on the outer surface and the inner surface.
I would take an educated guess and say that most likely there was a period of dryer conditions during pitcher development. The cells on the outside surface of the lid were stunted slightly while the ones on the inside surface were not. This caused the lid to pop into the reflexed form you see on some of them when the inside cells finally reached their full size.
Homer,
Guess what the latest pitcher looks like on my ceph?.............That's right, its lid is inverted.
Were did your ceph come from? Mine was from Cook's.
Bear in mind that not every little anomaly on a plant is grounds for cultivar status. The condition of those lids may well be enviromental or cultivation related, not necessarily a consistent, deviant genetic factor. And also "different" doesn't always mean worthy of reproducing. No two plants are alike but that doesn't mean something that looks a little different is worthy of registering.
I've never seen lids like that but I think I'll go home and check my plants to make sure.
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