KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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Inspired by recent posts by Mark (Lanmark) and Pete (Neo-Guy) I thought I'd show you the progress of some of my Neofinetia falcata. The point is to give you all an idea how quickly these plants grow. As you'll see, growth rate is highly variable depending on the form.
Here's a real fast clumper, a pine needle form called 'Tousui'. It flowers very rarely, only in the fall, and singly from the center of the growth. You can see it has grown quickly into a big clump.
7/2006
10/2009
Another fast grower is the large Amami Island form called 'Omidori'. This plant is more than twice the stature of a normal neo. It has grown very well over the past three years.
8/2006
10/2009
A much slower growing plant is the famous 'Seikai'. It started out as a single growth plant and now, a short two years later, it has three new fans coming along. So, slower growing, but still clumping nicely.
6/2007
10/2009
And now, one that hasn't changed much, a variegated form called 'Orihime'. I bought this three years ago as a recently divided single fan. The first year it grew one leaf and it has averaged about two per year the last two years. The net gain has been basically nothing!
7/2006
10/2009
These show the range of growth for fuukiran in my experience. The plants shown have had the same basic culture - not ideal, but pretty good since they are native to this area.
Here's a real fast clumper, a pine needle form called 'Tousui'. It flowers very rarely, only in the fall, and singly from the center of the growth. You can see it has grown quickly into a big clump.
7/2006
10/2009
Another fast grower is the large Amami Island form called 'Omidori'. This plant is more than twice the stature of a normal neo. It has grown very well over the past three years.
8/2006
10/2009
A much slower growing plant is the famous 'Seikai'. It started out as a single growth plant and now, a short two years later, it has three new fans coming along. So, slower growing, but still clumping nicely.
6/2007
10/2009
And now, one that hasn't changed much, a variegated form called 'Orihime'. I bought this three years ago as a recently divided single fan. The first year it grew one leaf and it has averaged about two per year the last two years. The net gain has been basically nothing!
7/2006
10/2009
These show the range of growth for fuukiran in my experience. The plants shown have had the same basic culture - not ideal, but pretty good since they are native to this area.