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My young Cephalotus from FlytrapStore arrived on April 5, 2012.

I planted it in a 2:1 mix of silica sand/peat moss. The extra sand helps keep the soil from staying too soggy, which it seems to appreciate, but it does dry out faster than other soils.

The day after I got it, transplant shock set in, and the tiny red pitchers to start to turn black; I had put it under T5's so I didn't think to acclimate it more carefully. Every darkened pitcher you see below, except the smallest one in the center, was dead within a week.

April 6, 2012:
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It slowly started growing additional immature pitchers to replace the lost ones. These things really are much more resilient than they're given credit for.

Here are a few macro shots, 5 months later.

September 6, 2012:
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Peristome focus:
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Front rib focus:
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Comparison shot between the current immature pitchers vs. the first mature pitcher:
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Looking good! Great growing Veronis and thanks for the update

Matt wrote:Looking good! Great growing Veronis and thanks for the update

I'd never grown a ceph before and was concerned I was going to kill it.

Thanks for your advice on rehabilitating it

yep looking good , all way good when they grow back from the transplanting or shipping ,good to see its growing well for you
J

Had one of these I bought from fts but it died. I'll stick to Nepenthes and others that like my growing habitat.

I know I haven't been on here in awhile, but your Ceph looks like it's doing great! And those macro pictures are weirdly fantastic. Thanks for sharing!