Neofinetia falcata Blue star

Warm to Cool Partial Shade Drying btween watering Medium watering Medium humidity

Common Name In Japan - Fu Ran, The Wind Orchid

Flower Size 3 cm

From Japan, Korea and the Ryukyu Islands.
Found in areas that have shady summers, and because of the deciduous trees that they grow on, almost full sun in the winter
Bloom on 7 cm long, laxly several flowered inflorescence that appears in early summer through fall.Fragrant.
Best mounted on tree fern or cork here in warm conditions yet it can be done in suspended pots with a very coarse mixture to allow air to get to the roots.
Clasic Japan method - potting 'in sphagnum muss ball' and in special neofinetia pots.
Never use artificially softened water. Let the plants dry out between watering.

Synonyms Aerides thunbergii Miq. 1866; Angorchis falcata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Angraecopsis falcata (Lindl.) Schltr. 1914; Angraecum falcatum [Thunb.]Lindley 1821; Finetia falcata [Thunb.]Schlechter 1817; Holcoglossum falcatum [Thunb.]Garay 1972; Limodorum falcatum Sw 1799; Nipponorchis falcata [Thunb.]Masamune 1934; Oeceoclades falcata [Thunb.]Lindley 1833; Oeceoclades lindleyi Regel 1866; *Orchis falcata Thunb. 1784; Orchis fuciflora Crantz 1769; Vanda falcata (Thunb.) Beer 1854