While many of the most specialized Neo growers from OB have moved elsewhere over the years, there still seems to be a small but dedicated following in Neo section here
I haven't posted pics of my own plants here in a long while...perhaps I should get back to doing so again. I'll make that my 2018 new years resolution.
Let's start with a year in review of the pics I took in 2017.
童丸 - Donghwan - A seedling selected variety of Tamakongo from Korea. It has exceptionally short round leaves and tall growth habit.
白虎 - Byakko - White tiger variegation on a medium small plant. Origins are uncertain but some say that it's an undefined mixture of Setsuzan and Kishuusekko or Takakuma.
公主 - Gongju - A hybrid between Manjushage and a hybrid pink flower neo of unknown parentage. This selection has exceptionally round medium pink flowers, with of course, three spurs.
白雲 - Hakuun - Said to be a seedling selection variety of Takakuma with nicer variegation.
加賀童 - Kagawarabe - A seedling selected variety of Kutsuwamushi with short leaves while still retaining the suzumushi-ken leaf tips. Flowers are identical to Kutsuwamushi.
覚王山 - Kakuozan - This one is the result of a complex breeding program using Fugaku (or maybe Yamato-nishiki) and Musomaru.
黄花曼珠沙華 - Kibana Manjushage - A hybrid between manjushage and a yellow flowered Neo of unknown parentage.
金司龍 - Kinshiryu - This variety was originally found as a chance offset mutation of Kihosei. It has yellow stripes along with the characteristic pinched leaves of Kihosei called Noshi-ba.
紀州手毬 - Kishu Temari - This variety has mutated flowers. Sometimes the blooms never open, rather swelling up like a ball before fading, but sometimes they do open all the way with the peculiarly short outer tepals with pink tips.
黒耀 - Kokuyo - The flowers on this one might be a dead ringer for Seikai, but the leaves are very different. The leaves are short with a rough texture similar to Kinginrasha. Also easier to bloom than Seikai.
旭昇 - Kyokusho - A large form Amami origin variety with exceptional tiger variegation with smooth gradation between yellow and green.
桃山錦 - Momoyama Nishiki - A white shima variegated variety from Korea. The variety has a peculiar trait of the leaf being thinner on the white variegated portions.
無双丸縞 - Musomaru Shima - This is another result of the same breeding program as Kakuozan, but I got it with this alternative name. I'm not sure if this will stay this small in the long run.
明月 - Myeongwol - This hybrid neo of unknown parentage was selected for its exceptionally thick, orangey yellow flowers with red splashes. It has the interesting habit of blooming with no hint of yellow and then darkening over a few days to the deep yellow.
玉香爐 - Tamakoro - A Korean three spurred variety. Compared to Manjushage it is upwards facing, has shorter spurs, and shorter, thicker petals that stay somewhat cupped.
Myeongwol, Tamakoro and Hisui
羅紗丸 - Rashamaru - A minuscule variety with textured leaves. Green stem, green root. Strangely enough it's a seedling selection of a VERY large Amami plant.
青海 - Seikai - Not much more to say about this variety.
雪印錦 - Seoringeum - A Korean variety with a type of white Fukurin variegation with additional streaks of green in the margins. I love the particularly straight standing leaves.
真月 - Shingetsu - This variety gets koshi-fu as well as strong red pigmentation in the stem.
Various Neos, 2017 in Review
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