5 Good Neofientias Everyone Should Have

[Fuukiran]

Amami Island

This is the largest of all Neos. The growths may get to 12" plus inches across, and the flowers are twice the size of standard Neos, with up to 10 flowers per inflorescence. Fragrance is quite stronger as well.



Gojyo Fukurin

Of the Neos with striped leaves, this is a good one. The colors are green and white, and very clearly defined. It's a vigorous grower, flowers large, with a sweet fragrance.



Hisui

Called Jade, this variety has green flowers with a white lip. Plants are compact, and bloom when young.



Shutenno

Red Emporer is the most popular of the red/pink flowered Neofinetias. Plants are vigorous, getting up to 8" across, and flower profusely. Great fragrance.



Tamakongo

One of many Bean-Leaf types - these are nice and compact plants, with a star-shaped flower.



Your culture will affect the growth rate and size of plants, as well as depth of color of both flowers and leaves, and fragrance.

Post some pics of your Neos!

[shakkai]

Hey Glenn! Great to have you here! What a treat!

I don't know that I could pick only 5 - but what a great 'starter' collection you've suggested.

Taking a stab at 'just 5'...



Tenkei Fukurin


Fugaku


Kinkosei


Seikai


Haku Fukurin

and oh, so many more!!

[camille1585]

Oh no!! I want them all!! Both of mine are in the two top five lists. I have Shutennu and Fugaku. I think they are lonely and need the company of their own species...

Shannan, your Fugaku looks different than mine. Mine has leaves that are less round and much yellower. Each new leaf is puts out is yellower than the last. It's nice, but it's losing the variegation that I liked so much. I'm trying to take a picture right now to show you.

[gmdiaz]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Oh no!! I want them all!! Both of mine are in the two top five lists. I have Chutney and Fugal. I think they are lonely and need the company of their own species...

Shannan, your Fugal looks different than mine. Mine has leaves that are less round and much yellower. Each new leaf is puts out is yellower than the last. It's nice, but it's losing the variegation that I liked so much. I'm trying to take a picture right now to show you.

Too much light? Maybe try lowering it just above Phal light and see what happens!

I've noticed this too with the tiger-striped varieties. . .they seem to need much less light!

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Shannan, your Fugaku looks different than mine. Mine has leaves that are less round and much yellower. Each new leaf is puts out is yellower than the last. It's nice, but it's losing the variegation that I liked so much. I'm trying to take a picture right now to show you.

Camille, you probably don't have to worry much about the leaf color on your Fugaku. I think there's a lot of variation from plant to plant on this one. The color on your root tips still look fine. I've given several of my neos too much light before and the root tips turned a very bright pink.

Here's a pic of my Fugaku. It's a yellow/ lime green too and was that way when I got it.


I'm not talking "ruby red roots" bright pink. I'm talkin' "you're frying my butt off, you freak" bright pink. After I backed off a little on the light, the root tips turned back to the normal red they were before. Oh, and I just realized that's my toe in the background. Great

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by LinhT

I'm not talking "ruby red roots" bright pink. I'm talkin' "you're frying my butt off, you freak" bright pink.

love it!

[Sandy4453]

You beat me to it kavanaru!!!

Originally Posted by LinhT

I'm not talking "ruby red roots" bright pink. I'm talkin' "you're frying my butt off, you freak" bright pink.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by LinhT

Camille, you probably don't have to worry much about the leaf color on your Fugaku. I think there's a lot of variation from plant to plant on this one. The color on your root tips still look fine. I've given several of my neos too much light before and the root tips turned a very bright pink.

Here's a pic of my Fugaku. It's a yellow/ lime green too and was that way when I got it.


I'm not talking "ruby red roots" bright pink. I'm talkin' "you're frying my butt off, you freak" bright pink. After I backed off a little on the light, the root tips turned back to the normal red they were before. Oh, and I just realized that's my toe in the background. Great

After those posts, I decided to move my Fugaku to lower light, and now, after 2 weeks the yellow leaves are getting their green variegation. Unless the green appears as the leaves age?? I'll have to experiment with light to see what happens!

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by camille1585

After those posts, I decided to move my Fugaku to lower light, and now, after 2 weeks the yellow leaves are getting their green variegation. Unless the green appears as the leaves age?? I'll have to experiment with light to see what happens!

Good move, Camille! Lowering the light does make the green parts a darker green on the variegated neos. For one of my tora-fu variegated ones it took a significant decrease in light for the variegation to go from gold+lime green to medium green+cream. Some of my variegated ones do show more clear variegation as the leaves age though. They're so many of these little guys!! They all seem to be so different! That's what makes them so fun though, for me at least.

[LinhT]

OH MY GOSH!! You know OB rocks when people like Lynn Hausermann and Glenn Lehr come on board!! Welcome, Glenn