Cephalotus flower Stalk

[awp]

This is the 1st time my ceph flower
stalk starting to grow in early March
Looking forward to see the flowers in bloom.

 

[mobile]

Congratulations. Nice colouration too.

 

[dionae]

Congratulations!

 

[DJ57]

So exciting, happy for you!! Can't wait to see pics as it develops.

 

[mass]

FANTASTIC coloration on that one!! What cultivar is it?

 

[jimscott]

Great job!

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

woot woot! congrats!!!

 

[BigBella]

Congratulations -- within a couple of months, you'll have seed . . .

 

[Dexenthes]

Sweet! That's not something you see every day.

 

[awp]

A little update:
Its about 7cm long and the bulb is starting to show some colouration

New pitchers are developing

 

[Bflocpfan]

Wow, thats awesome! I really want to add a ceph to my collection, are they hard to keep??

Thanks!

--Paul

 

[awp]

Not at all,
but it's a slow growing plant.
and patient is the key.

 

[Bflocpfan]

Not at all,
but it's a slow growing plant.
and patient is the key.

I can do the patience part, what kind of living conditions do you have your plants in?

I guess one of these days I'll just have to get one and try it, any cultivar hardier do you think?

Thanks for the advice!!

--Paul

 

[awp]

2 months on
A little update

 

[lance]

Wow! Now that sure is a big stalk for a Ceph!

 

[Bflocpfan]

Wow!!

Nice Flower!

--Paul

 

[Favian]

Amazing!! thanks for sharing

 

[thez_yo]

So three months to grow in? I started noticing a flower stalk the same size as the one in your original picture in this thread on one of my cephs about a month ago now, and I swear it hasn't budged an inch since. I must be watching it too much

 

[BigBella]

Wow! Now that sure is a big stalk for a Ceph!

Beautiful.

I too have had Cephalotus produce flower stalks that were approximately 60 cm high, over the course of a few months . . .