I was pretty surprised by NaN's lack of flowering since I figured it was more of a photoperiod thing. My 'outdoor' Cephs flower every year (summer outside w/ Sarrs & winter in basement under lights - low in 40's). This spring, my 1st indoor plant sent up two spikes and it never saw temps below the 50's (& possibly low 60's). In hindsight, I suspect the reason I'd not had flowers on inside plants was that I rarely allow any of them to get large enough before sending them to others. This plant was a little unique as I was conducting an experiment with it - so I kept it longer than usual.wonder what the minimum winter temp for flower initiation is. Or is it chilling hours like stone fruits. If it is in the 40's I might have problems. We have not had too many nights in the 40s for the past few years now......
I was pretty surprised by NaN's lack of flowering since I figured it was more of a photoperiod thing. My 'outdoor' Cephs flower every year (summer outside w/ Sarrs & winter in basement under lights - low in 40's). This spring, my 1st indoor plant sent up two spikes and it never saw temps below the 50's (& possibly low 60's). In hindsight, I suspect the reason I'd not had flowers on inside plants was that I rarely allow any of them to get large enough before sending them to others. This plant was a little unique as I was conducting an experiment with it - so I kept it longer than usual.
Give me any advice you can offer
wonder what the minimum winter temp for flower initiation is. Or is it chilling hours like stone fruits. If it is in the 40's I might have problems. We have not had too many nights in the 40s for the past few years now......
I am also in hardiness zone 11 and sunset zone 24. ... for what that's worth. Has anyone here had any luck growing Cephs from seed?
Germinating Cephalotus seeds seems to have some art mixed in with the science (& maybe some luck) as I've noticed that may growers have difficulty getting germination. That was why I included one of the 2 links above as the link had someone who had great germination.Has anyone here had any luck growing Cephs from seed?