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Neofinetia (lat. Neofinetia) Is a spectacular plant from the Orchid family.
Description
Neofinetia is an incredibly spectacular plant, endowed with low, straight stems, on both sides of which there are belt-shaped leaf plates of a rich green color. True, sometimes you can find neofinetia with striped or motley leaves.
The flowering of this beauty starts in spring, while the number of buds on each peduncle can vary from three to fifteen. And all these buds open in turn! As for the petals with sepals, their color can be either white or pink, and sometimes they are greenish or yellowish. Also, all neofinetians have a small spur! In addition, the flowering of this plant is invariably accompanied by a truly enchanting aroma that is felt throughout the day, but it becomes most pronounced at night!
Where grows
In nature, neofinetia can be found on the territory of Korea and Japan - there it grows in seasonal and fairly cold semi-deciduous forests. She feels no worse on rocks or in trees.
Usage
Neofinetia is an excellent ornamental plant, therefore it is often grown indoors.
Growing and caring
Growing neofinetia is far from the easiest thing, even though this plant can boast of impressive natural resistance. In Japan, in the homeland of this beauty, neofinetia is grown in special terracotta pots - such pots were originally designed so that orchids would be planted in them on hollow clods formed by sphagnum. However, it is extremely problematic to get such pots outside of Japan, so it is quite acceptable to plant neofinetia in the most ordinary clay or plastic containers, the bottoms of which can boast rather large holes. And in no case should you forget that this beautiful plant should rise above the pot! It should be planted not vertically, but at a slight angle - this approach will minimize the risk of moisture stagnation. By the way, neofinetia can be grown both in containers filled with a coarse substrate and on blocks, while it is important not to forget that it should be grown in the complete absence of even the slightest hint of garden soil! And the room where this plant will be located should be characterized by a sufficiently high air humidity. As for the lighting, it should be bright enough, with additional lighting in the winter.
Watering the neofinetia should be done regularly, trying to ensure that the substrate dries up between waterings, but in no case dries out completely. For the winter, watering is curtailed, resuming only with the onset of spring. And in winter, it is quite easy to systematically spray the moss - such spraying allows you to keep the roots of a beautiful plant moist.
In summer, neofinetia is usually kept at a temperature of twenty-four to twenty-seven degrees, and in winter it is important to try to keep it at a temperature in the range of fifteen to eighteen degrees. Also, starting from May and until August itself, this beauty must be fed every two or three weeks.
Neofinetia is transplanted about once every two years - this is done either with the onset of February, after its awakening from hibernation, or after all the flowers have fallen from the plant. By the way, after transplanting or after reproduction, neofinetia often takes a "pause", that is, refuses to bloom for about a year or two. The reproduction of this beauty occurs by daughter rosettes, and as for pests with diseases, it is most often attacked by all kinds of rot and scale insects.
