Neofinetia falcata 'Oonami Seikai' blooming sequence

[Lanmark]

It's beautiful! A certain someone offered a rather nice Oonami Seikai plant for sale earlier this year. The leaves were pendant and sooooooooo long. They gently coiled all the way down. The effect was spectacular! The plant wasn't as big as the specimen you've just shown us, Tom, but it was pretty darn nice. I wish I'd have bought it! :drool:

 

[Jaljala]

It's coming... :drool::drool:

August 17th:


August 18th 4:30pm:


August 18th 7:40pm:


Most likely tomorrow for the full bloom!

 

[Jaljala]

August 19th: :drool:

 

[Lanmark]

Fantastic! :clap:

 

[Jorch]

Great!! Always nice to see the upward facing flowers

 

[Jaljala]

Thank you. Yes Jorch, I love the upward facing flower, only one is really that way, the 2 others are a bit horizontal. They are still greenish color, will probably turn more white after a few days...

 

[Jaljala]

Update : after cross pollinating it with the Tougen(?) (see other thread)
Now I'm gonna need some advice on flasking :rollhappy:


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[Leo Schordje]

The Meyer Conservatory is a good flasking service for species, and can be no cost to you if you don't mind giving away a portion of the seedlings.

Rockbridge Labs, Ohio is good for a flasking, the fees are reasonable.

 

[Jaljala]

Thanks you for the advice. I already know Meyer, they had some Podangis dactyloceras from my collection

 

[Darin]

Here is a second vote for Rockbridge... Ken and Dawn are awesome to work with.