Neofinetia falcata - or not!

[Ray]

I don’t think that there is much distinction between species and hybrids in the neo world. Form and appearance are the important factors.

[K-Sci]

Hi Ray!
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Originally Posted by Ray

I don’t think that there is much distinction between species and hybrids in the neo world. Form and appearance are the important factors.

I agree. It might be tempting to use registration as a counterexample, but I think there are four primary reasons hybrids are not allowed to register:

1) There is no way to draw a well-defined line defining what is allowed and what is out of bounds if hybrids could be registered.

2) The Japanese value the entire Neofinetia plant and consider it very important to grow them well. Allowing hybrids could result in an all-out focused effort to create colored hybrids giving little attention to other characteristics.

3) Tradition

4) See number 3.

K-Sci

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Originally Posted by Hakumin

While the other varieties you In terms of yellow flowered neos, pure neos with yellow flowers will only have a very pale, fleetingly yellow color.

It is ironic, IMO, that the yellow seen in variegated Nefinetia (species) leaves is darker that any of the species flowers.
K-Sci