Three Vanda (Neofinetia) Falcata Orchid Hybrids

[MattWoelfsen]

Acquiring Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata has been very exciting. There is so much variety in these plants. Lately I have noticed other plants that were created with one parent being Neofinetia falcata. A week ago, realizing I wasn't going to win some of the more colorful Neos, I started looking around this forum and on eBay where someone posted pictures of Neostylis.

I found a plant on Buy Me Now that was less than US$20. I bought the plant and it arrived today. This is Neostylis Lou Sneary x Neof. fulcata "Kokukuden" the flower is taken from the vendor's website. The plant picture is taken with my iPad. This plant looks like my favorite orchid!<S>





Here is a picture of Cne. Green Light (Chri. vietnamica x Neof. falcata). The picture of the flower is from the vendor's website, the picture of the plant is taken with my iPad. This looks like a large bean leaf Neof. The vendor described the new growths as "keiki".




The third plant I found is the Ascofinetia Twinkle x Neofinetia falcata White Flamingo AM/AOS. The picture of the flower is from the vendor's website, the picture of the plant is taken with the iPad.




Happy family?



My sense is that there are a lot of other similar plants with a Neof. parent. Do you have a similar hybrid (is that the right word?)?

[Joyorchid]

I have a ascf Twinkle and I love it! Its such a tiny plant but aleady has one spike full of blooms and another on the way. It's so very happy and has a lovely fragrance to boot!

Congrats! Your little family is lovely!

[brn_thmbs]

Yep, they were among my first nonNoID purchases.
My Vandofinetia White Crane may be getting ready to spike right now actually. Previously thought so, but that was definitely a fan, but this new growth I noticed today should be the realness!

Check out my Evernote & you tell me if I'm crathy...

Nice haul btw, I also have Ascofinetia Cherry Blossom 'Carmela' that bloomed for me this spring, but was in spike when I got it, so no credit to me... Awesome looking tho!

Enjoy

[butterfly_muse]

Oh my gosh they're so cute! I want to try my hand at a falcata also...but only after I've gotten the hang of this growing thing so I don't go and kill the poor thing. I love that twinkle too! Gosh, I've got a wish list a mile long...

I love then all!

[slc]

Those blooms are so pretty. I hope their fragrance lives up to their looks.

I received a Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' three weeks ago. I have it in lava rock in a plastic mesh basket. So far, so good. It's sending roots into the rock like crazy and its new leaf has grown half an inch in that time. I just hope I can keep it alive and get it to bloom.

[rangiku]

I believe the term is intergeneric. I have a Neostylis Creampuff.

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by brn_thmbs

Yep, they were among my first nonNoID purchases.
My Vandofinetia White Crane may be getting ready to spike right now actually. Previously thought so, but that was definitely a fan, but this new growth I noticed today should be the realness!

Check out my Evernote & you tell me if I'm crathy...

Nice haul btw, I also have Ascofinetia Cherry Blossom 'Carmela' that bloomed for me this spring, but was in spike when I got it, so no credit to me... Awesome looking tho!

Enjoy

I looked at your pictures of your Vandofinetia and I think you are right, it must be a spike, as opposed to being a root. Your last picture confirmed it for me. I squared what I see as being the spike and compared it to the root growth below. Please post updates. Your plant looks larger than a Neof.? I'm going to add this plant to my list. I found a flower picture of this plant! Beautiful!

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by rangiku

I believe the term is intergeneric. I have a Neostylis Creampuff.

Thanks rangiku. These plants are intergeneric not hybrids? Thank you for your clarification. I was wondering if "hybrid"was the correct term.

Vanda falcata is the genera (?). When you breed one of these plants with another plant, for example, a Hisui 翡翠 "Jade" with a 大波青海 Oonamiseikai "Big Blue Ocean Wave" that is a hybrid, right?

If you breed a Vanda falcata with another plant outside of its genera(?), these plants are called intergeneric. Which is what these plants are called--THANK YOU.

I should look up how these plants are named, I've seen many charts on this subject--that is basic orchid naming conventions. Jayfar has helped me understand why the second name is lower case: Neofinetia falcata not Falcata. But I do not learn from reading those charts, it does not compute. I learn from people like you! Here is a link that I have read so many times. It is helpful, but not memorable:

http://www.firstrays.com/orchid_names.htm

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by Joyorchid

I have a ascf Twinkle and I love it! Its such a tiny plant but aleady has one spike full of blooms and another on the way. It's so very happy and has a lovely fragrance to boot!

Congrats! Your little family is lovely!

Oh, oh Joyorchid, you just added another plant to my list! You have a beautiful plant. Is this one fragrant?

[Joyorchid]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Oh, oh Joyorchid, you just added another plant to my list! You have a beautiful plant. Is this one fragrant?

Yes! Like orange blossoms.