Ounami Seiki

[TADD]

Bought this from Andy's few years ago as Ounami Sekai, I have since gotten a few other varieties of ounami sekai, and feel this isn't the actual variety that was sold to me. Ounami Sekai has a bit more of a curved ocean wave type leaves. This plant is mounted on a Cypress knee.

 

[Hera]

Sweet!

 

[Lanmark]

I'd have to agree with you about it not being Oonamiseikai which has longer, usually somewhat wavier and definitely more downswept leaves. Also, Oonamiseikai has a very definite ocean wave tsuke (the line which demarcates the point of attachment between the leaf and the central stem).

This, however, is still a very nice plant. You've grown and bloomed it well!

 

[fbrem]

another jaw-dropper, thanks

 

[tenman]

I think your plant is mislabeled. It looks like a Neofinetia falcata to me. Usually Andy is pretty good about correctly IDs but this one must have slipped through somehow.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I agree that this is not a "true" Ounamiseikai. There is a fair amount of variability in this form though.

 

[SlipperFan]

I'd be happy to have this as a "plain ole falcata"!

 

[Jorch]

I remember my Oonami Seikai has upward facing flowers instead of forward facing ones

But your plant is very well grown!

 

[TADD]

These flowers do have a touch of pink on them. I fixed this label from a few New World Purchases that had it spelled the way I did, I will fix it back to the origianl with Andy. Even if it isn't a Oonamiseikai

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

I fixed this label from a few New World Purchases that had it spelled the way I did, I will fix it back to the origianl with Andy. Even if it isn't a Oonamiseikai

No worries on the spelling since there is no truly standard "correct" way to romanize Kanji. Ounamiseikai or Oonamiseikai is just fine...

 

[myxodex]

Enjoy these whatever.