Neofinetia richardsiana

[DelawareJim]

A couple of quick pics of Neo. richardsiana. The nectar spur is surprisingly short, actually shorter than the petals.









Cheers.
Jim

[mollycart1]

That's cute. I love the pot, too, Jim

[DelawareJim]

Originally Posted by mollycart1

That's cute. I love the pot, too, Jim

Thanks Naoki. It was Tracy's Sedirea that inspired me to get some. I thought a Chinese Neo has got to live in a Chinese pot.

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Cheers.
Jim

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by DelawareJim

I thought a Chinese Neo has got to live in a Chinese pot.

Well said, my friend! I forgot you had one of these. Looks like it's doing well in the bark. Keep me updated on how it fairs in bark. I may have to switch my neo collection over to bark. Congrats on the blooms. I like how it's different from falcata.

[DelawareJim]

Originally Posted by LinhT

I may have to switch my neo collection over to bark.

I know what you mean. As much as I love seeing my Neos properly planted on a nice moss mound, most of the new plants I've gotten have either come bare-root or just planted in moss (which was broken down) in a standard plastic pot. I repotted them in bark because I didn't have the time to mound them up properly and so far they seem to be less work overall than my mounded plants and just as happy.

Cheers.
Jim

[Roly0217]

This is the first time that I hear or see this species. I like it very much. Great growing !!! Congrats on the blooms !!!

[Call_Me_Bob]

this is the first time ive heard of this species as well! i always read the falcata was the only species of neo.

[WhiteRabbit]

nice! does it have a nice fragrance?

@ help - me too - I had always read (thought?) falcata was the sole species in the genus Neofinetia

[DelawareJim]

Don't really know if it has a fragrancy or not. since this is the first flowering, the spike only had three flowers and I don't smell anything.

As far as species, there are supposed to be three species of Neo; falcata, richardsiana, and xichangnensis, although some people now suspect that xchangnensis is a variation of richardsiana. The botany journals and scientific papers I've read have virtually nothing on either. I'm hoping someone does some DNA analysis and solves this soon.

Cheers.
Jim

[lambelkip]

All Neofinetias have pretty much the same scent. you might have to wait a day or two before you can smell it, and they're more fragrant at night.