Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay

[Jayfar]

This is a little intriguing, listed for Monday evening:

Neofinetia Falcata Japaneseorchid Bean Leaf Stripe Variety Yamato Nishiki

Excerpt:

This variety came out from seedling of FUGAKU and produce spread stripe, Variegation will be very similar to FUGAKU.but the difference is the size. YAMATO-NISHIKI stays in small and leaves grow tight. That is why when it become nice clump,

So they're actually calling this a bean leaf, at least in the ebay listing title, but with nowhere near the typical stratospheric prices for variegated bean leaf.

[s.kallima]

Haha!
We definitely have similar tastes Jayfar! I suspect this one is going to go for a hefty price...

[MattWoelfsen]

Another conundrum: Kouen, Yamato-Nishiki. Both? I'd settle for a Manjushage.

[MattWoelfsen]

Conundrum determined! WOW ...congratulations Jayfar!

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Conundrum determined! WOW ...congratulations Jayfar!

Just the Kouen for me, I had to let the Yamato-Nishiki slide at that price.

[trdyl]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

Just the Kouen for me, I had to let the Yamato-Nishiki slide at that price.

Congrats Jayfar!

When I first saw it I thought that I might bid on it. Glad I didn't now....

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

Matt, here's that FB link to the Kouen from the judging last year.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

That is the one I was thinking about! That plant is inspirational. I think I read somewhere that the owner of this Koun had to regularly turn the plant so that all sides of the plant got a good doze of sunshine. That is dedication.

Originally Posted by Jayfar

What's also remarkable to me is that the Kouen was NOT one of the top 5 winners apparently. But then again, I can't pretend to have a full grasp of Fukiran judging criteria.

I think this much better photo from flickr may be the very same Kouen that was displayed at the judging:


Neofinetia falcata 'Koen' ('Kouen'?) by cieneguitan, on Flickr

EDIT:

And from about 5 months back in this thread, here's another pic from the same flickr user cited above:

Here's another pic of the Kouen from a lower angle I found on flickr. From the note on flickr, it seems the owner of the account also owns this plant.


Neofinetia falcata 'Koen' by cieneguitan, on Flickr

Also, the owner's comment on flickr and a close look at this latter photo gives a pretty good idea of the sole reason why the plant wasn't a top 5 winner. It went to show in a broken pot.

[MattWoelfsen]

Based on this picture, I would understand its poor placement. Cracked pot? But also the mound is not symmetrical to the pot. Good lesson learned. I wish SE had another spectacular Koeun or Koen in this series of plants for this Wednesday and Thirsday.

[s.kallima]

Congrats Matt on winning the Rain no Hikari
It was nice, I missed the end if the auction...

[MattWoelfsen]

Thank you s.kallima. I was not going to bid on it but I had not seen such variegation where one side is yellow/white and then the other side is green. Plus it was inexpensive.

Mine!


Rain-No-Hikari 羅因の光 by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

And then I saw this little growth peeking out of its Tsuke.


Rain-No-Hikari 羅因の光 by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr