Kuro Shinjyu

My orchid repotting project continues, and featured here is yet another
amazing variety of Neofinetia falcata. This ultra tiny bean leaf variety, known as Kuro Shinjyu is blooming size at 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and about .8 inch (2 cm)
high with one mature main growth and four smaller growths coming along nicely. It gets smallish fragrant white flowers which have the long curved tail and standard shape and form for the species.

Neofinetia falcata 'Kuro Shinjyu'

Seikai

It’s repotting time for my orchids, and I continue to feature a few different plant forms while the plants are out of their pots and easy to photograph. Neofinetia falcata variety ‘Seikai’ is another amazing variation on the species Neofinetia falcata. This cultivar is a compact very curved bean leaf type with an awesome wavy tsuke. The shape of the leaves remind me of my dog’s toenails. The fragrant pink and white flowers are shaped almost exactly like those of ‘Unkai’ and are held in clusters like a cloud over the plant. This cultivar dates back about 400 years…passed down from generation to generation since that time…an amazing history and a very valuable plant.

Neofinetia falcata 'Seikai'

This mature seven-growth ‘Seikai’ plant measures right around 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide and 2 inches (5.1 cm) high, not including the roots.

Suikaden

It’s repotting time for my orchids, so I’ve decided to feature a few different plant forms while the plants are out of their pots and easy to photograph. Neofinetia falcata variety ‘Suikaden’ is another great example of the wonderful diversity seen within the species Neofinetia falcata. This cultivar is a curved bean leaf type with consistent shape and form. The fragrant white flowers are often touched with shades of green. This is the same plant shown here.

Neofinetia falcata var. 'Suikaden'

This mature three-growth ‘Suikaden’ plant measures 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) wide and 3.25 inches (8.3 cm) high, not including the roots.

Kaioumaru

It’s repotting time for my orchids, so I’ve decided to feature a few different plant forms while the plants are out of their pots and easy to photograph. Neofinetia falcata variety ‘Kaioumaru’ is a great example of the wonderful diversity seen within the species Neofinetia falcata. This cultivar is a large bean leaf type which also features burgundy pigmentation along the central stem of the plant. The small fragrant flowers are white with short spurs, and they open in impressively massive, closely held clusters. Another highly prized feature of ‘Kaioumaru’ is the rare wavy tsuke which it sports. The tsuke is the junction or line of attachment between the leaf and the central stem of the plant. You can see in my previous post that the ‘Kikuotome’ plant has a simple curve or scoop type tsuke which is called the month tsuke. The month tsuke is the most common type of tsuke seen on Neofinetia falcata plants. This mature one-growth ‘Kaioumaru’ plant measures 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) wide and 2.75 inches (7 cm) high, not including the roots.

Neofinetia falcata var. 'Kaioumaru'

This plant came from New World Orchids.