Re: Achemenes

I have  these in the purple color. My husband's aunt gave me a start. Has
anyone ever heard them called " Monkey Faces" ? that's what dh's aunt called
them. Mine have been blooming for several weeks now, but have gotten pretty
ragged looking in this heat. don't know what happened to them .I decided to
give them a haircut yesterday. I noticed there are more coming up underneath
the ones that have been in bloom. I too, leave them in the soil through the
winter and don't water. They mutiply very well. I give some away every year.
My aunt, ( Donna, who is also on this list) and I tried the pink ones and
the white ones also, but they didn't do well for us.....I would like to try
them again though.
Janice(MS. ...zone 7)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dee Ann Scheller <dee.ann.scheller@juno.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: Achemenes


>Good Morning to all Achimenes lovers,
>
>I have been growing these lovely plants for about 10 years.  I fill every
>hanging basket that I am given with good potting soil and add 5 or 10 of
>the tiny rhizomes (which resemble small pine cones to me) and then
>prepare for a long wait.  Some years I dispare of ever seeing them
>emerge,  but then finally they do and it is worth the wait. I give many
>away and still when it is time to bring them in doors after the last
>bloom has finished--I always have 10 to 20 pots to clip off all the old
>foliage put each pot in a grocery bag and tie shut , I just leave the
>rhizomes in the soil and hang the baskets in a storage room.   I divide
>them in the spring, after they are up several inches.  I didn't mention
>that you do not water them all winter.  When you start bringing them out
>in the spring (about the end of March or 1st of April) then start
>watering.  I"m sure if you could do this earlier IF you have a green
>house or a sunny window, I just do not care for plants inside my home.
>One year I brought in ants that way.
>
>I love the velvety dark purple flowers which resemble petunias (to me)
>and the foliage is a nice dark green on the top side and a magenta
>underneath and shaped like a peppermint with the saw tooth edges.  They
>have been blooming for over a week, Maxine, who lurks on the list has had
>blooms much longer as she waters regularly and gives them a light dose of
>miracle grow on occasion.
>
>I haven't had a need to make stem cuttings as they produce  sufficient
>amounts of rhizomes to start new plantings.
>I would be happy to send some of the tiny bulbs to any one who wants them
>and sends me their address, PRIVATELY (THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FORM PARK
>SEEDS)
>Dee Ann in SW. Indiana  zone 6
>
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