Acquiring Neofinetias Via EBay

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by s.kallima

Matt, I have one Ushiwakamaru, it does look weird, but the one for auction is particularly bad IMO!
I find it a difficult one to grow. Very slow, prone to disease. The 2 main characteristics of this form are the bumpy/contorted leaves and the tsuke which is a kind of mountain form but very irregular.
There are some nice plants in this auction round!

Hello s.kallima! Have you gotten your Ushiwakamaru to bloom? I suppose this plant would be a challenge to grow. There would be tremendous satisfaction in getting it to flourish. There are some nice plants up for auction in this round. The Kirin-maru is particularly nice and healthy.

[s.kallima]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Hello s.kallima! Have you gotten your Ushiwakamaru to bloom? I suppose this plant would be a challenge to grow. There would be tremendous satisfaction in getting it to flourish. There are some nice plants up for auction in this round. The Kirin-maru is particularly nice and healthy.

No it has not bloomed for me, grew well the first summer I had it (2011) then rot the top leaf and it took months for the plant to grow again , lost again that new leaf!
Finally this summer it grew side shoots...
This is how it looks now
Neofinetia falcata Ushiwakamaru | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Neofinetia falcata Ushiwakamaru | Flickr - Photo Sharing!