tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post7738849070728925153..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty picture: Renanetia Sunshinemr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74162154832293934472011-05-22T08:42:56.475-07:002011-05-22T08:42:56.475-07:00I don't think the US is the target audience fo...I don't think the US is the target audience for this one. We get the leftovers that aren't good enough to sell in Japan.<br /><br />Neofinetias are native Japanese orchids. They have been cultivated there for ages and there are any number of cultivars including variegated ones. I think the purpose of this cross is to introduce pink as a novelty color to the Japanese neofinetia world.nycguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799769428539687855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-58188919760108793832011-05-22T07:31:17.720-07:002011-05-22T07:31:17.720-07:00I wonder what would happen if that were crossed wi...I wonder what would happen if that were crossed with a Vanda coerulea?foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442892491318607466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84330230809965169032011-05-21T08:03:45.447-07:002011-05-21T08:03:45.447-07:00You are correct that the flower color is rather un...You are correct that the flower color is rather unusual. Renanthera are typically a screaming/eye-searing fireengine red, though there are few yellows. So pink is different.<br /><br />The hybridizer may have, among other things, been looking to reduce the size of the plant. Renantheras are big plants. Neofinetias are small growers. In addition, Neos are pleasantly fragrant whereas Rens havePaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69866632469586979622011-05-20T08:35:34.601-07:002011-05-20T08:35:34.601-07:00Beautiful plant! Darn you for showing me another ...Beautiful plant! Darn you for showing me another orchid I just HAVE to buy...Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591545830532096734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66314631121496844662011-05-20T07:55:46.606-07:002011-05-20T07:55:46.606-07:00Ah, intergeneric crosses. Only in orchids, and wh...Ah, intergeneric crosses. Only in orchids, and while the result may be pretty, in terms of the biology of flowers, a hopeful monster of limited interest.The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.com