S. Japan to Taiwan. Tall spikes of greenish-white flowers in summer. 8-9 S. Japanese species with light green ribbed leaves and spikes of dark purple and white flowers in summer. Japan and the Ryukyus. It has beautiful white flowers in summer.
Japanese hobbyists collect many different forms with variegated foliage.
Neofinetia is not difficult to grow. It is best in sphagnum in clay pots or wired to bark. Let dry between waterings and fertilize in summer. USDA Zones 6-9 Easy terrestrial orchid from Japan that grows on cliffs and steep hillsides. Showy pink, purple, white or bicolored flowers in July.