Happypaphy7
Paphlover
A two very differently colored flowers of [(Neofinetia falcata ‘Shutennou’ x Koto) x sib].
Koto parent is considered a hybrid.
The dark red violet colored one shown below was among the first to flower from the flask I got in 2015. It first bloomed in 2017!
More than half the seedlings were this dark in bloom and others were either pure white to white with pink blushing like the one shown here.
Both plants bloom every year with very large fragrant flowers but the lighter one is much faster grower having accumulated a few growths while the dark one is still a single-growth plant. The lighter colored one also has a higher flower count (up to 13 at its best blooming!) and last much longer than typical neos up to 4 weeks.
I’m entertaining the idea of cross-pollinating these two.
Koto parent is considered a hybrid.
The dark red violet colored one shown below was among the first to flower from the flask I got in 2015. It first bloomed in 2017!
More than half the seedlings were this dark in bloom and others were either pure white to white with pink blushing like the one shown here.
Both plants bloom every year with very large fragrant flowers but the lighter one is much faster grower having accumulated a few growths while the dark one is still a single-growth plant. The lighter colored one also has a higher flower count (up to 13 at its best blooming!) and last much longer than typical neos up to 4 weeks.
I’m entertaining the idea of cross-pollinating these two.