- Collector
- Allen Lowrie (original collector / source)
- First described
- 2025
- Type
- single clone wild locality allen lowrie collection
- Cultivar
- 'near Walpole, WA'
Origin
A wild-locality Cephalotus originally collected near Walpole, Western Australia by the late Allen Lowrie — one of three historical sources Mike credits with introducing most of the Cephalotus clones now in US cultivation. Mike's plant came from Noah Juve (Insectiside Nursery), who held a division traceable to the Lowrie line.
Standout traits
- True dwarf — traps stay small under any care regime. This is one of the few clones Mike documents where small size is locked in genetically rather than driven by tuber maturity or conditions.
- Vigorous in spite of size — went from one growth point at arrival to an explosion clump within a single season, exactly as Noah Juve predicted.
- Possibly darker than average — needs more seasons to confirm.
- Lid flips upward — characteristic open-lid orientation.
- Dark almost-black stripes under the lid.
- Less finicky than other clones — Mike's growers' joy. Mike speculates it'll be one of the survivors when future heat or climate stress hits the collection.
Standout traits
- True dwarf clone — traps stay small no matter how the plant is grown.
- Vigorous despite small size — explosion of side-shoots within a single season from a starting single growth point.
- Possibly darker than average (Mike: more observation needed to confirm).
- Lid flips upward — a 'fully open' lid orientation.
- Dark, almost-black stripes under the lid.
- Less finicky than typical clones — Mike: 'an absolute joy to cultivate.'
- Likely candidate to survive future environmental stress in the collection.
Cultivation
Mike acquired a single growth point division. A lot of underground activity through the first months wasn't visible above-soil — then a large clump emerged later in the same season (Noah's prediction proved correct). One full season from arrival to clump.
Cultivation reputation: easy for a Cephalotus. Mike's working theory is that this clone's combination of dwarf size + vigor + tolerance makes it a likely survivor under whatever future heat / climate stress eventually comes for the collection.
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Naming
"near Walpole, WA" — locality descriptor (Western Australia). Allen Lowrie's original collection / distribution name.