Blooming, Budding, and Roots Oh My!

[MattWoelfsen]

Inspired by the many postings of wonderful blooming Neofinetia, I decided to offer various pictures of these delightful plants. One thing I cannot share is their scent: absolutely wonderful.

These are all bunched together. The most hidden plant is the Tomakongou. Here is a list of the plants in this photo (left to right)

Front Row: Kenkokuden, Fugaku, Higashidemiyako (this is my very first striped Neofinetia and the plant that is shown in Ginger's Cubby Pot), Rahsa-Daiou, and Fuji-Nishiki.

Middle Row: Tenkei-Fukirin, Kinkabuto, Nishidemiyako (this one has appeared in its own thread), Tamakongou (the smallest plant in this photo), and Gojyo-Fukirin.

Back Row: Higashidemiyako (I acquired this plant in October), Kinroukaku, Rain-No-Hikari, Itoseikai (this one has two spikes growing), Shunkyuden (peloric flower), and Beni-Ryokuhou.


Blooming Neofinetia by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

Another view


Blooming Neofinetia by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

The Shunkyuden has these unusual flowers. It started blooming a couple of weeks ago. The flower petals are growing along the stem but the head of the flower is still bunched up.


Shunkyuden by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

Neofinetia are also prized for their roots. This Rain-No-Hikari demonstrates three highly appreciable attributes: striping that makes the plant look half and half, highly fragrant flowers, and muddy brownish roots. If these roots were ruby tipped, it would be even more diserable.


Rain-No-Hikari by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

This Hanagoromo has the ruby tipped roots, it is a tiger stripe, it should also have scarlet leaves. The Tsuki on this plant is the desired color of the leaves--if I grew it properly. But two out of three is not bad.


Hanagoromo by MattWoelfsen, on Flickr

[Leafmite]

I love those ruby-tipped roots! I think I will actually have to get another neo.
Very lovely 'family' photo! I love all the blooms and leaves! Great growing!

[NeofinetiaCanada2014]

Great job Matt! Lovely plants!


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[trdyl]

Looking great Matt!

[tucker85]

Good growing!

[dries666]

awesome group of plants! And I didn't know hanagoromo was supposed to have scarlet leaves? I thought it could just produce golden tiger variegation on it's leaves like a kinroukaku, but with more ruby like roots?
And lovely flowers of the shunkyuuden, and I wondered how one could tell the difference with for instance a nangoku no mai? which is also supposed to have multisegmented flowers?

You also have some very nicely variegated striped varieties though! I would have loved a rain-no-hikari like yours but the nicely variegated ones were out of my price range ... I decided on ordering a nicely variegated kinkabuto though

greetz,
Dries

[rangiku]

Lovely, lovely, Matt. They all look so happy!!!

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Matt they are so so cute, all of them, healthy looking plants, your collection is stunning!

[MattWoelfsen]

Thanks everyone for your encouraging words. I cannot help but bask in your words because I can recall how totally concerned I was at the end of Fall facing Winter. Then when Fort Wayne got hit with the coldest and longest Winter in twenty years, I thought me and my Furan will not see Spring. But this is the result! So thank you all for looking and for commenting.

[Red Orchid]

Oh they are just fantastic Matt,,,great growing 😊