Four new Neos.

[DelawareJim]

Hi all!

Woo hoo!! I got my first order from Glenn today.



Left to right - Amani Island, Shutennou, Gekkeikan, Tamakongo.


Amani Island


'Shutennou'


'Gekkeikan'


'Tamakongo'

Cheers.
Jim

[mollycart1]

They are beautiful, Jim. Woo Hoo!!!

[Psyguy10]

Awesome Jim!!! Neo's are da bomb

[camille1585]

Nice Neos! Glenn really has great plants. Tamakongo has been on my wishlist for the last year, but I still haven't had a chance to get it, especially now that Shannan seems to have disappeared off OB. Seeing the nice moss mounds reminds me that I really should remound mine, the sphag is getting to be really green and funky looking. It's been a year, so they're due for a repotting anyway.

[DelawareJim]

Thanks all!

I'm quite pleased.

I was good and stayed with plants from my spring wishlist. Unfortunately that list has gotten longer than shorter since it was first posted.

The packaging was fabulous. Each plant was wrapped in a newspaper tube with a bit of quilting batting in the top to protect the spikes.

Camille - I got lucky on the moss mounds. When I called Glenn, he said he would try to find plants in spike, and pot them up in the traditional pots with the traditional moss mounds, so everything is fresh.

Tracy - I finally got my pink one.

Cheers.
Jim

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by DelawareJim

Tracy - I finally got my pink one.

Cheers.
Jim

Nice haul, Jim. You mean...the FIRST of your many pink ones you'll try to smuggle into the house without Marlene finding out, hmm??

[Grandma M]

Jim, they look great. I wish I could grow them in the traditional way. Mine started to look really bad so I repotted it and now it's doing well. They look so much more elegant in the traditional Japanese method of potting.

I forgot to cool mine this winter so I suppose I will not have blossoms this year. My focus has not been on my orchids this year. Since Feb 1, I have been putting too much focus on trying to save my foot and lower part of my leg. My orchids suffered, but I still have my foot and leg, hopefully I can keep it. Being diabetic doesn't help.

Marilyn

[DelawareJim]

My 'Tamakongo' is suffering. It's not showing any signs of new growth and is turning yellow.

It's in an east window, I water it when the moss gets dry/crispy, and it gets the same care as the others I got which are sitting right next to it. The other three are happily growing away with new leaves and new roots.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Cheers.
Jim

[Ross]

Mine did same thing after a bit and I moved it to bark and a clear pot. I don't like the moss setup, myself. Mine is in a south-facing window with supplemental lighting. The plant is right next to the screen so gets maximum light. It has started growing new roots, has greened up and generally looks better. Just my 2 cents. Let me point out that Dr Glenn is just south of me a little trip and the weather and sun about the same - so location isn't the thing. He has a green thumb and mine is made from fir bark!

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by DelawareJim

My 'Tamakongo' is suffering. It's not showing any signs of new growth and is turning yellow.

It's in an east window, I water it when the moss gets dry/crispy, and it gets the same care as the others I got which are sitting right next to it. The other three are happily growing away with new leaves and new roots.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Cheers.
Jim

Jim, what is turning yellow? The top leaf or the bottom leaves?

Are you watering when ALL the moss is crispy dry from inside and out?? OR just when the outside feels dry?

I was told to never let them dry out completely during the Summer growing season. From your pic, one of the top leaves on Tamakongou was already burnt off or turned yellow and fell off, to begin with. So looks like it had already been a bit stressed, perhaps before it was in your care.

If the new leaf/ new growth turns yellow, brown then falls off....
From what I've seen and dealt with, that sometimes means they were not getting enough water during their "growing phase" and the light was too bright during that time.

If all the leaves are losing their green color and turning more yellowish green, the light is probably too high. Most of them can take the higher light once they are acclimated but at first it can be stressful for them. If there's lots of purple spots on the leaves that's a sign they're at their "max" as far as light exposure. Some never get the purple spots, they just turn lighter yellowish lime green, which means they're not used to the higher light levels.

If this was my plant, I'd de-moss it ASAP and see how many viable healthy roots are remaining first. I'd give it a shot of fungicide/bacteriocide whatever just to cover your bases. Then repot with new moss, keep a void in the middle with a piece of styrofoam if you want to (I donot do this but it can be helpful) and make sure the strands are long enough when you're wrapping to close out the bottom of the slotted pot. Move it a bit back from the window so the light is not as intense. Others may deal with theirs differently but this is my story and I'm stickin' too it Good luck!