This page shows an overview of all the species of Achimenes in the wiki. For information on the genus and links to the single species pages see Achimenes.
Achimenes admirabilis Wiehler is native to Oaxaca State, Mexico. Height: 30 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. Photos below were taken by Tsuh Yang Chen.
Achimenes antirrhina (DC.) C.V.Morton is native to southern Mexico (Chiapas and Oaxaca) and Guatemala (Huehuetenango). It is a compact-growing species. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. Height: to about 60 cm. The photos below were taken by Dennis Kramb.
Achimenes cettoana H.E.Moore is native to Chiapas State, Mexico. It is a compact-growing species, possibly most compact of all the species in cultivation. The small plants can produce a profusion of lilac flowers. Height: about 15 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. Photos 1-2 were taken by Nhu Nguyen. Photo 3 was taken by J. Schofield.
Achimenes dulcis C.V.Morton is native to Michoacán and Guerrero States, Mexico. The flowers have a sweet scent, hence the specific epithet "dulcis". Height range: 30-60 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. Photos 1-3 were taken by J. Schofield. Photo 4 of a scaly rhizome was taken by Nhu Nguyen.
Achimenes erecta is a widespread species native from Mexico, south to Ecuador, and the Caribbean. The flowers are bright red. Height range: 30-60 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. The photo of the rhizomes was taken by Nhu Nguyen.
Achimenes erecta 'Tiny Red' is a diminutive form of the species. Everything about the plant is smaller than the actual species. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing 'Tiny Red'. The photos below were taken by Nhu Nguyen.
Achimenes grandiflora (Schiede) DC. is a widespread species native to Mexico, south to Guatemala. Height: to about 60 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. The first photo of the cultivar 'Robert Dressler' was taken by Tsuh Yang Chen. The second photo of the scaly rhizomes was taken by Nhu Nguyen.
Achimenes mexicana (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Fritsch is native to northwestern Mexico. Height: 15-20 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. Photo 1 was taken by J. Schofield. Photos 2-3 were taken by Nhu Nguyen. Photo 2 shows the scaly rhizomes and photos 3 shows closeups of leaf trichomes.
Achimenes misera Lindl. (syn. A. warszewicziana (Regel) Bosse ) is native throughout most of Central America from Mexico to Honduras. There are several forms of this species in cultivation (under such names as A. warszewicziana). Height range: 20-25 cm. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species. The photos below were taken by Nhu Nguyen and show the warszewicziana form of this species.
The photos below were taken by Nhu Nguyen of a form of this species.
Achimenes pedunculata is native to southern Mexico (Chiapas and Oaxaca) south to Venezuela. It is a tall-growing species that would get floppy under lights. Growing it more brightly will allow it to be strong and stand on its own. Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species.