Achimenes are seldom grown but they deserve much wider usage. They produce small petunia-like flowers from about June to November. The flowers come in blue, purple, crimson, pink and white. They grow from little whitish tuberous roots about the size and shape of fat cutworms. Achimenes (pronounced ah-kim-e-neez) looks best in hanging pots or baskets. Plant from 3 to 6 tubers in each. Achimenes like partial shade, soil with lots of leafmold and plenty of moisture. Give them the same treatment as recommended for tuberous begonias.
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