| Neofinetia [Neof.] falcata | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pronounced: | fal-kah-ta (sickle-shaped) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Author: | (Thunb.) Hu, Rhodora 27: 107 (1925). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name: | In Japan - Fu Ran, The Wind Orchid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Based on data from 68 awards Neof. falcata averages 6.3 flowers per inflorescence and 2.0 cm. (0.8 inches) natural spread. |
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| Photography by L. Grobler | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ORIGIN/HABITAT: Northeast Asia. Originally detected by Thunberg in southern Japan, plants were growing on hills hear the port city of Nagasaki on Kyushu Island. It is now known to be more widespread in Japan where it grows on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Plants are also found on the small islands of Yakusima and Tanegasima off the southern coast of Kyushu, on Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands, and in China and Korea. N. falcata may grow on rocks, but is usually found growing epiphytically on rather small branches of deciduous trees where strong light is received in winter and early spring. Plants normally grow at an angle on the branch so that water drains away and does not collect at the base of the leaves. A grower in Japan reported that N. falcata does well mounted on the coarse bark of a persimmon tree in his garden in Yokohama. -- Source: Charles Baker |
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| *Based on 111 recorded plant bloomings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grow in dappled light to bright indirect light conditions. |
Grow in cool to warm conditions, or 58°F to 75°F at night. |
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