KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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Neo season has hit southern Japan. So here's what's interesting at the moment. Maybe a few others coming later on.
Benisuzume - lots of flower stalks, but relatively few flowers.
Large plant of an unknown type - I sometimes forget to label things, thinking I will remember. That works for a few years then it all gets lost in my head.
The large curved leaf Oonamiseikai. This is a pretty form that can form really huge clumps in time. Not so many flowers this year.
A standard classic fukurin type (marginal leaf variegation), Gojyofukurin. This was the first fuukiran I ever bought - a single growth back in 2004.
And now a few with just leaves. First up Rainnohikari, showing the wide range of variegation each growth can have. If you separate out those pure yellow growths they will peter-out within a growing season or two.
The very changeable Nishidemiyako. Note the Manazuru growth on the right, and a tiny new one to the left. Interesting form.
Last is one of my favorites, Kinkujaku, a semi-dwarf bean leaf with golden, bronze leaves. Another big clump former like its relative, Tamakongou.
Benisuzume - lots of flower stalks, but relatively few flowers.
![Benisuzume2016_zpsl2j13w9b.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/df9/df957b6ab8ea5c575ac3a7e627325ca9.jpg)
Large plant of an unknown type - I sometimes forget to label things, thinking I will remember. That works for a few years then it all gets lost in my head.
![UNKFuk_zpsn4upns2w.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/105/1056899c7e86d0ab5bdf3c83ab9d1220.jpg)
The large curved leaf Oonamiseikai. This is a pretty form that can form really huge clumps in time. Not so many flowers this year.
![Oonamiseikai2016_zpshgnc9hmd.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/885/885886ca10370dfd6b088424be7351f6.jpg)
A standard classic fukurin type (marginal leaf variegation), Gojyofukurin. This was the first fuukiran I ever bought - a single growth back in 2004.
![Gojyoufukurin2016_zpsz4jknin3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/c9e/c9ebf17b506ff2b3aae0b295da9bf36c.jpg)
And now a few with just leaves. First up Rainnohikari, showing the wide range of variegation each growth can have. If you separate out those pure yellow growths they will peter-out within a growing season or two.
![Rainnohikari2016_zpsmjsrikxl.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7af/7af396dfab55824601620a8839800def.jpg)
The very changeable Nishidemiyako. Note the Manazuru growth on the right, and a tiny new one to the left. Interesting form.
![Nishidemiyako2016_zpsdn1xawvg.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/44e/44e79a3cabddd0e6dcb58beb96be5f34.jpg)
Last is one of my favorites, Kinkujaku, a semi-dwarf bean leaf with golden, bronze leaves. Another big clump former like its relative, Tamakongou.
![Kinkojyaku2016_zpsh5vqvq42.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/356/356af0de810e5d30c8a20ce929ae9666.jpg)