Neofinetia "root show"

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by s.kallima

a bit under 40

Oh wow, I didn't know you had such a big neo collection Great roots!

Too bad you don't live in the U.S. Otherwise, I would ask if you were interested in possbily trading divisions with me.

So are you planning on trying these guys out in S/H too or is it just that one neo you have in S/H?

I think you said you got these from Satomi, right? Or was it Glenn at NWO?

[WhiteRabbit]

Very cool! I love the crazy Neo roots - they seem to be the only orchids I have that aerial roots do just fine in the dry summers here.

[s.kallima]

Originally Posted by LinhT

Oh wow, I didn't know you had such a big neo collection Great roots!

Too bad you don't live in the U.S. Otherwise, I would ask if you were interested in possbily trading divisions with me.

So are you planning on trying these guys out in S/H too or is it just that one neo you have in S/H?

I think you said you got these from Satomi, right? Or was it Glenn at NWO?

Yes I got most from Satomi and from local sellers. I am thinking of trying a few in orchiata bark, but I have no room to grow more in S/H (the pots are much bigger and would take the room of 2 or 3 regular pots)
As for trading divisions, I wil PM you

[s.kallima]

Thanks for the clarification Bud, no hard feelings

[DelawareJim]

Very nice!!! I love the tsuke on your Seikai group.

I managed to pick up a beautiful Houmeiden from Satomi and her father at the Longwood Gardens show last month. It has really nice ruby roots and white variegation.

Cheers.
Jim

[s.kallima]

Thank you Jim,
Yes the Seikai group have very nice wavy tsuke, and on the Oonami-seikai it is very contrasted, I love it too!
Satomi has very nice plants and reasonable plants (I suppose they are clones as opposed to divisions, but I don't care). I got a small Houmeiden too from her couple of months ago, but it is still in dormancy, haven't seen those beautiful roots yet!

[s.kallima]

A few more are taking off

KINROUKAKU 金鏤閣 , tiger stripes, red root tips, crescent tsuke (very similar to Jomon-no-Hikari, but stronger plant)


HIGASHIDEMIYAKO 東出都 , white variegation (marginal stripe), reddish-brown root tips, crescent tsuke


SHINKOTOU 新湖東 , white stripe anywhere on the leaf (not at the margin), reddish-brown root tips, crescent tsuke


SURUGA-FUKURIN 駿河覆輪 , white variegation (marginal stripe), crescent tsuke, green root tips


SHUTENNOU　朱天王 , typical form with dark red color at the base of the leaves (below tsuke), crescent tsuke, mud-green root tips


AMAMI FURAN　風蘭 , regular form from Amami Island, mud-brown root tips, crescent tsuke


MANJUSHAGE 曼珠沙華 , plant grown from seed, 3 spurs are not guaranteed... have to wait...


SUIKADEN 翠華殿 , short curved leaves, crescent tsuke, reddish-brown root tips, the flower sepals have green tips


KIRINMARU 麒麟丸 , bean leaves, green root tips, wave tsuke


KUROSHINJU 黒真珠 , ultra miniature, green root tips, wave tsuke


OOTAKA-MARU 大鷹丸 , bean leaves, mud-brown root tips, crescent tsuke

[Discus]

is "tsuke" the abscission zone at the base of the leaf?

[DelawareJim]

Yes it is.

There are 4 types of tsuke:

1. Tsukigata - The common crescent shape
2. Yamagata - Mountain type
3. Namigata - Ocean wave
4. Ichimonsigata - straight

Cheers.
Jim

[s.kallima]

Jim,

As I was doing some research on Neofinatia, I came across this website (in japanese). In the right column on the main page, second paragraph down, they have links to lists of Neofinetia (huge lists!!!) with description of all characteristics, including tsuke, leaf shape, root color, flowers, etc. It is hard for me to understand everything from the google translation as I don't speak a single word of Japanese
I could find mention of at least 6 kinds of tsuke, but I never heared of the 2 last ones

山 or 山形 Mountain
波 Wave
月 Crescent
一文字 Straight
低い山 Low hill
浅い月 Shallow moon

there is also this one previously mentioned in one thread on the OB: 弓形 - Yumigata - Bow Shaped
I think the bow shape could be the same as the low hill... as i would be a little bump on an otherwise straight line