Anyone familiar with neo. GYOKKO?

[jzeigler88]

I am curious if anyone has any knowledge theyd be willing to share in regards to neofinetia GYOKKO? I cannot find any sort of information on it at all online, I just know I saw one listed and purchased it as I liked how it looked and it was something new. Anyways, it is a bean leaf that supposedly has tiger striping (at least sometimes it does, possibly the tiger pattern comes and goes depending?)? I bought it from Satomi of Seed-Engei, so I know I should have a decent quality plant. the description said it was a Tamakongo variant, and can have the tiger striping. If anyone can offer any input about this bean leaf type Id appreciate it. Essentially I am just curious if it is a valid/common type, or if it really is just a tomakongo, and if it can have tiger striping, and if so, how/what makes the striping appear?

[s.kallima]

Here is a link to a Korean website with a description of Gyokko 玉虎 (in Korean it is called Okho 옥호), It seems to also be called Tamatora (Romanized Japanese)
It does look great when it has tiger variation, but I doubt it has it often in the plants you can buy...

[Hakumin]

Originally Posted by s.kallima

Here is a link to a Korean website with a description of Gyokko 玉虎 (in Korean it is called Okho 옥호)

The Korean association profile for the variety linked above says that it was originally discovered as a seedling mutation of Tamakongo, and that it can produce Takakuma like variegation in its new leaves, but that the variegation isn't permanent and the leaves darken to solid green as the they age.

The profile doesn't mention how to get the variegation to appear, but most tora-fu tamakongo mutations can be fairly difficult to get the variegation to show up clearly. That doesn't mean that it's not genuine or that it's a bad plant, the characteristics themselves are just a bit finicky.

My suggestion is to first try growing it in somewhat lower light for a while. If that doesn't work gradually adjust the level of light in increments and see if that helps any.