Gorgeous - well done!

Byran,

It looks like you are growing it just right.

Rick

I love red neos that you can cook like all the cruentas.

Bryan, do you have Neo Kahala Dawn? I would love to see what it looks like growing in conditions like yours! Either it will be cooked to an ugly, washed out plant or it will be mind-blowing beautiful!

Japie

I use to have it but I don't think I have one. It was pretty cool looking. That is a good plant to cook. I will look to see for sure.

LOL cooking plants....is that sane? Mine in very bright to full sun conditions and pushed to the limit

thats the only way to grow. I don't like green plants

Where are you located, Bryan?

I don't like green plants either but there are very few Neos that can handle the full-on cooking summer sun where I live without bleaching or burning. Things with cruenta, johannis or 696 in the mix tend to do the best, but if I put Kahala Dawn out there it would probably fade to white or fry to brown! Even some of the stuff in my 40% shade house is bleaching this time of year. We built another 60% house and I thought it would be fine for the Vrieseas but too dark for the Neos, but the Neos look great in there! The colors are more intense than in the lighter house.

Bryan,
I've got 'Kahala Dawn' just coming into flower here now. If you're interested, I'll put your initials on a pup, though it's going to be a few months.
Paul

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Paul, now please tell me in what sort of conditions are your plant growing. Do you feed it? It looks very nice!

Japie

I live down in the New Orleans area. I am growing the neos under polycarbonate clear sheeting without shade cloth. The sheeting blocks out 99% uv rays. I have asked this question many times and have not got an answer. Does uv or light intensity burn plants. So I am testing myself to see what I can get away with. I may get a little fading late in the summer but by fall the color comes back. A plant that I grow in full sun balls to the wall is Neo Golden Chalis which is wilsoniana x kautskyi. That baby can take it.

Japie,
I grow it outside under 40% shadecloth during the summer months. I feed it with a 2-7-7 fertilizer about once a month, perhaps a bit more frequently during our summer.
Paul

Bryan,

I do like the yellow Broms, can you post a picture of one of your golden chalice?

I have Golden Chalice and Vr.Philippo-Coburgii on my shopping list, I'm trying to colour up a Neo.Kautskyi and a Punctatissima at the moment.

thanks,

Rick

Rick here is a picture of Golden Chalis. I fed it last year to get pups but it is just starting to yellow up. It will turn almost black like wilsoniana. Its been out in full sun all year. Not even under th{{gwi:473098}}e poly.

Bryan,

Thanks for taking the time to post the picture, I will keep Chalice on my wish list.

I'll post a picture of my yellow plants after they color up a bit.

Thanks again,

Rick