RE: Achemenes

Hi Kemberly,  If you have Achimenes, they are a cousin to African Violets,
part of the Gesneriad family.  They grow from tiny little rhizomes and go
dormant in the winter.  After your plants go dormant, you can harvest the
rhizomes and keep them cool (not cold) and dry until spring.  I grow mine
about 12 rhizomes planted 1" deep to a 5" hanging basket.  I start them
about Feb or March in the greenhouse or under lights and by time the weather
is warm, they can go outside for the summer.  They like bright light but not
direct sun and come in many colors.  They are addictive, so be careful :)
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Design Plants
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, OR   Zone 8b

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Mclainakag@aol.com
Sent:	Wednesday, July 28, 1999 11:31 AM
To:	perennials@mallorn.com
Subject:	Achemenes

Hi all-

This weekend I found a new plant that I am unfamiliar with...it is
Achemenes.
 I've read about it but still would like to know if anyone has had any
personal experience with it.  I purchased three, each one having different
foliage and blooms....I do not know the cultivars.  But I do know that the
foliage matches the bloom...ie.  if the bloom is purple, the foliage has
some
purple in it...if it is white the foliage is lighter.

The stems are covered with little hairs - does this mean that it should
propagate easily from cuttings?

Happy gardening to all

Kemberly Mclain
Katy, Texas  Zone 9

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