Shmuel: I am NOT an achimenes expert, but I have grown 20-30 pots each summer for that last 3 years. I find that the varieties vary considerably in size some produce 30 inch plants others only 5 inches. Most all benefit from having several rhizomes in a pot each about an inch or two apart,otherwise they do not fill the pot. They multiply freely and next year you should have many times the number. They seem best divided while dormant and before growth begins. The start of growth may be almost threadlike underground. As far as PH is concerned, mine were on the acid side but probably close to neutral since I use a commercial potting soil. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shmuel Silinsky" <gardenbetter@gmail.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 3:47:13 PM Subject: [pbs] repotting Achimenes I bought three 4 inch pots of different Achimenes in an almost dormant condition last fall. They sat outside in my zone 9b winter and I thought they were dead, but see lots and lots of small rhizomes. I would like to repot - and know not much about them. How many in a pot and what size pot? Do they like acid soil? What else should I know. I googled a lot but got very little detailed info. Even the gesneriads.ca site did not mention pot size, how far apart the rhizomes, how deep.... Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Shmuel _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@mailman1.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- Bob Pries Zone 7a Roxboro, NC (336)597-8805 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@mailman1.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/