Orchid Man in the United Kingdom

Oh my, oh my, oh my! It's 2019 and i still didn't come up with a orchid wishlist. In fact mostly because I'm very happy with all of the orchids I currently have and it's only a small number of 39 plants. This years decision was quality over quantity. However there is still a few plants id love to have. Neofinetia falcata  Myeongwol 明月 Neofinetia falcata Chouko  Paphiopedilum Lippewunder Paphiopedilum Lippwunder "Matsumi"

Neofinetia orchids are a genus of the orchid family, related to vanda family. This genus in total combines of 3 species, three found in China, two in Korea and one in Japan. But it’s the single Japanese species that is the prise jewel of the family and on this one species – Neofinetia falcata I will concentrate. A lot of material contained in this entry comes from external sources that will be listed at the bottom for reference. Neofinetia falcata starts shrouded in a local myth. The orchid is known under two names, Furan – meaning Wind orchid or the Samurai Orchid. It’s claimed that Shogun Tokugawa lenari fell in love with the plant and its beauty and a samurai was sent to help in searching and collecting the plants from the mountains. It is arguably the first orchid ever to be grown with intention as a house plant from the early 1600s in Japan. Furan, the Japanese name for “Neofinetia falcata,” started to be replaced by ‘Fuuki-ran’ meaning ‘the rich and nobl...