I just got this plant last night at my local garden center. Every now and then they have something good in the orchid world. I have a Sneary 'bluebird' and have heard of other varieties but never this one.
This Neostylis is significantly larger than its sister varieties. I'd say it is twice as large if not more! I can tell the plant has spiked several themes before and the dried stubs of old spike look quite large, too. It's roots are enormous. Really everything is just much bigger only I have no idea what the flower will look like. Any ideas? Considering these plants all have a classic neo look with some sort of bluish color I'm assuming it'll be similar but I wonder if the flowers will be much larger like the plant seems to be.
I should also mention, it clearly fans out, or keikis, readily like a regular neo!
Anyway, here's the pic. I guess the name 'Sky King' is fitting. Now that I grow inside a tent and have light and humidity figured out, even for higher light plants, I plant on making a twig basket like ones I've seen made on here out of local material. I want to see a mass of roots hanging down!
Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Sky King'
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