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Old 04-05-2014, 10:49 PM
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This is a pretty plant but last year it had different colored blooms. Does this happen frequently? Should I expect them to change back in the future?

The last time it bloomed it had a double spike and was basically white with a hint of orange on the face and pink on the outside of the bloom.

This time around it has pink stripes. The lineage is an Ascofinetia 'Twinkle' crossed with a Neofinetia falcata probably to give it fragrance or make it more compact.

I was going to repot it this spring since it shares a basket with a Vandafinetia 'White Crane' but they both started spiking within a few weeks of each other in February so it'll have to wait.
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Old 04-06-2014, 12:04 AM
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I typically get rich color in my blooms and in the case of white crane, color at all, where others do not. My guess is, like my conditions, perhaps you had cooler than normal conditions when these plants spiked? Color variation is quite common. Next year you may have another different look. It's part of the beauty of these plants.

Btw this is my white crane... Not very white!




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Old 04-06-2014, 11:12 AM
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My 'White Crane' looked a lot like that when it first opened, and then it faded to white over about two weeks. It also has a very nice light fragrance.

In South Florida during this part of the year it doesn't usually get below 60 degrees at night, (which is great because I don't have to move stuff around!!!)But when it had more peach colored blooms it was in the fall when it is about 10 degrees warmer at night or more, so it could be totally temperature related, and I will keep an eye on it for that. Also it had more direct sunlight too before spiking, so because Neos make anthocyanins with sunlight exposure it makes sense that they look so different in different conditions.
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Old 04-06-2014, 08:38 PM
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White Crane should look like that, but Moonlight Firefly should definitely be yellow. It could be a one time thing or just changed due to environment. Either way, looks nice and healthy to me!
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