Neofinetia richardsiana

[DelawareJim]

First and second blooms this year.
The plant from Cheng Du I posted last year and is looking a little crippled this year. It shows some green in the petal tips.
The new flower from the Beijing plant is showing a hint of pink on the back side of the petals which doesn't show in the pics.
Actual spikes and nectar spurs are still quite short.

Cheng Du plant








Beijing plant








Cheers.
Jim

[Craig Gibbon]

Hey Jim

Awesome nice to see the two different clones!!! Are they from two different localities??

Craig

[s.kallima]

these are fantastic plants, Jim. Well done! I love the second the most.

[DelawareJim]

Hey Craig;

Yes, they are supposed to be rescue plants from construction sites in southern China. They were brought back by two different contacts of mine during plant trips.

All I have to do now is get an xichangensis and I'll be a happy camper!

Cheers.
Jim

[DelawareJim]

Originally Posted by s.kallima

these are fantastic plants, Jim. Well done! I love the second the most.

Ironically, that plant was the worse looking of the two when I got it. I was genuinely concerned it would not survive.

Here's the link to the Chengdu plant I posted last year. It bloomed in June.
Neofinetia richardsiana

Cheers.
Jim

[WhiteRabbit]

ooo such charming blooms!

[Wjs2nd]

Wow, so these are wild collected rescues? That is pretty cool!

[Neodex]

Very interesting plants and information. I have one of these, perhaps more similar to your second plant. Mine seems to have a habit of self fertilising very easily; from eleven flowers this year I now have 8 pods developing. I will probably cut most of them off soon. I'm currently waiting for my camera to return from repairs but will post a pic when I get it back.
Thanks for posting,
Tim

[DelawareJim]

Tim;

Too bad you can't flask them. There are far too few richardsianas in cultivation.

Cheers.
Jim

[camille1585]

Cute little blooms!! I had no idea that there were other species of Neofinetia, all we read about is Neo falcata. Glad you saved those poor little plants!

Originally Posted by Neodex

Very interesting plants and information. I have one of these, perhaps more similar to your second plant. Mine seems to have a habit of self fertilising very easily; from eleven flowers this year I now have 8 pods developing. I will probably cut most of them off soon. I'm currently waiting for my camera to return from repairs but will post a pic when I get it back.
Thanks for posting,
Tim

I would love to have a pod if you let some ripen, if you don't mind! I dabble in flasking, and this one would be a great one to try with Roby's bleach vapor sterilization method.