Description Neofinetia falcata Kirinmaru is a beautiful bean leaf variety, slightly on the small side of average which is great if you like super compact growers. My first year at Tokyo Dome, this variety won the blue ribbon for fukiran. You can see that spectacular plant in the additional images. [1] Neofinetia (vanda) falcata, Taiyoden with a traditional screen meant to protect prized plants from damage. [2] Contrast in size: tiny Neofinetia falcata 'Kuroshinju' is dwarfed by Neofinetia falcata 'kyokushou' although they are the members of the same species—evidence of the power of mutation.
falcata 'Kirin Maru' 麒麟丸 OrchidWeb
Neofinetia falcata 'Kirinmaru' Rated 4.50 out of 5 based on 2 customer ratings £ 28.25 - £ 48.25 Neofinetia falcata 'Kirinmaru' Kirinmaru is a beautiful great bean-leaf Neofinetia variety similar to Tamakongo, but with a smaller growth form and narrower leaves. This variety also displays pronounced mountain-form tsuke. Neofinetia falcata 'Kirin Maru' 麒麟丸 SKU: 14118 A great bean-leaf Neofinetia variety similar to Tamakongo, but with a smaller growth form and narrower leaves. This variety also displays pronounced mountain-form tsuke. All single grown divisions have recently been divided from our large collection plant, pictured in the first photo above. Temperature Flowering Neofinetias bloom once a year, typically from spring through fall. The inflorescence may have 3-9 flowers. Most forms have white flowers with a long nectary spur. They will last 2-4 weeks and are extremely fragrant, especially at night. Considered the perfect orchid by the Japanese, "Neofinetia" is appreciated and enjoyed not only for its delicately shaped flowers and enchanting fragrance but also for the foliage which can be variegated or shaped differently from the typical plant. Even the roots are considered worthy of enjoyment.
КИРИНМАРУ 기린환 麒麟丸 Kirinmaru Sunleaf
Neofinetia falcata is the first orchid ever to be grown as a house plant in Japan in the 1600's. It is also known as the Samurai Orchid, as Shogun Tokugawa Ienari fell in love with the plant in the late 1800's. It is rumored that samurai would help in searching and collecting the plants from the mountains. Wildly popular in Japan, the Neofinetia Orchid is considered by the Japanese to be the perfect orchid specimen from the flowers to the roots. Serious cultivators will pay upwards of $20,000 to $70,000 for the more rare varieties of this orchid, and in the mid-1990s, they paid upwards of $300,000 for a single orchid plant. In Japan, the native orchid Neofinetia falcata, known as fuh-ran, or "the orchid of the winds," has highly prized, variegated foliage and a small, delicate, and fragrant flower with a long nectar spur. Its nickname, the "samurai orchid," harks to the time when only the warrior class was allowed to grow it—or even possess it. Neofinetia falcata (Thunberg) Hu = Vanda falcata. The type species of the former genus, it is known as 风兰 (feng lan) in China, where it is found in (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang ); 풍란 (pungnan) in Korea; and 風蘭 (fũran) in Japan, where it is found in ( Honshu from the Kantō region westwards, Shikoku.
Kirinmaru 麒麟丸 New World Orchids
Here is my little KIRINMARU 麒麟丸 'Round Unicorn' The spur hasn't grown any longer than what you see here. The flower has Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata KIRINMARU 麒麟丸 "Round Unicorn" - Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web ! Neofinetia is an orchid genus of 3 species. -Neofinetia falcata (Thunb.) Hu. -Neofinetia richardsiana Christenson. -Neofinetia xichangensis Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen. Of these 3 species only the N. falcata has made it into common cultivation. In Japan selected forms of N. falcata have a special status. A couple of hundred years ago the shogun Tokugawa.
Conditions are even colder for a longer period in Korea. Winter rainfall is lower in the habitat, and water should be reduced for cultivated plants during this time. Even less water should be given plants that are grown in very cool conditions. Even these plants should not be allowed to become completely dry, however. V. falcata 'Kirinmaru 麒麟丸' (Neofinetia) Purchased Oct 2022: Neg 5/28/23: Dex W: V. falcata 'Kurohyou 黑豹' (Neofinetia) Tamakongo variety with sumi markings, wave tsuke. Purchased June 2021: Neg 5/28/23: Dex W: V. falcata 'Kuroshinju 黒真珠' (Neofinetia) Mini bean-type, small flower type. Purchased June 2021
Kirinmaru 麒麟丸 New World Orchids
Neofinetia falcata (now considered by most authorities to fall under the genus Vanda ), is a small epiphytic orchid hailing from southeastern China, South Korea, and Japan. Throughout its range in Japan it is now considered either critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable by Japan's Ministry of the Environment. Neofinetia falcata 'Kaioumaru' 海皇丸 SKU: 25707 A variety that originally came from an Amami Island morph. Big and thick bean leaf with purple markings on the axis and the tips of the leaves. This is a larger and thick-leaved bean leaf with white flowers that have wider segmented petals. It really makes for a big show when mature.
