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'''''Achimenes''''' ({{pron-en|æˈkɪmɨniːz}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] of about 25 species of tropical and subtropical [[rhizomatous]] perennial [[herb]]s in the [[flowering plant]] family [[Gesneriaceae]].  They have a multitude of common names such as '''Magic Flowers''', '''Widow's Tears''', '''Cupid's Bower,''' or '''Hot Water Plant'''.  The plant's name comes from the Greek word meaning "suffer from cold."

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The genus is native to [[North America]] ([[Mexico]]) and [[Central America]], with one species (''A. erecta'') occurring naturally in the [[West Indies]].  The largest number of species is found in Mexico. Several species and hybrids are widely cultivated and naturalized outside their native range. A complete list of the species, with their synonyms and geographic distributions, can be found in the Smithsonian Institution's World Checklist of Gesneriaceae.

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Achimenes (Greek, cheimaino, to suffer from cold). Including Scheeria. Gesneraceae. Greenhouse herbs, allied to gloxinias, native to tropical America, grown for bloom in late spring and in summer.

Achimenes (Greek, cheimaino, to suffer from cold). Including Scheeria. Gesneraceae. Greenhouse herbs, allied to gloxinias, native to tropical America, grown for bloom in late spring and in summer.

==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

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''Achimenes'' species and hybrids are commonly grown as greenhouse plants, or outdoors as bedding plants in subtropical regions. The species have been extensively [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridized]], with many of the hybrids involving the large-flowered species ''A. grandiflora'' and ''A. longiflora''. Many of the species and their hybrids have large, brightly colored flowers and are cultivated as ornamental greenhouse and bedding plants. They are generally easy to grow as long as their basic requirements are met: a rich well-drained soil, bright indirect light, warmth, constant moisture, and high humidity. They have a winter dormancy and overwinter as scaly rhizomes, which should be kept dry until they sprout again in the spring. Some of the species and their hybrids are moderately hardy and can be grown outdoors year-round in zone 8, or even zone 7 with protection.

===Propagation===

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==Species==

==Species==

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*''Achimenes grandiflora'' (Schiede) DC.  

 

*''Achimenes longiflora'' DC.  

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*''[[Achimenes erecta]]'' (Lam.) H.P. Fuchs

*''[[Achimenes grandiflora]]'' (Schiede) DC.  

*''[[Achimenes heterophylla]]'' (Mart.) DC.

*''[[Achimenes longiflora]]'' DC.

*''[[Achimenes patens]]'' Benth.

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A. amabilis, Decne.: Naegelia multiflora. — A. atrosanguinea, Lindl. :A. foliosa.—A. candida, Lindl.: Dicyrta Candida.—A. cupreata Hook.:Episcea cupreata. — A. foliosa, Morr. Lvs. cordate, unequal fls. crimson, with saccate tube 1 in. long, with narrow limb. Guatemala. — A. gloxiniaeflora, Forkel.:Gloxinia glabrata.— A. hirsuta, DC. Loose grower: st. bulbiferous: fls. rather large, with swollen tube and oblique limb, rose, with yellow and spotted throat. Guatemala. B.M. 4144. P.M. 12: 7. Once popular.—A. Kleei, Paxt. Dwarf: fls. pink - purple. P.M. 16: 289. Form of A. longiflora.—A. lanata, Hanst. (Scheeria lanata, Hanst.). Woolly or white-hairy: fl. pinkish or lilac, large and showy. Mex. B.M. 4963 (alt. to 4954).—A. multiflora, Gardn. Hairy: lvs. broad-ovate: fls. blue, fringed. Brazil. B.M. 3993.—A. picta, Benth.:Tydaea picta. —A. rosea, Lindl. Fls. pink or rose, the peduncles many-fld. Guatemala.—A. Scheerii, Hemsl. (Scheeria mexicana. Seem.). Erect, with purple or blue, large and showy fls. Mex. B.M. 4743. —A. Skinneri, Gord.,:A. hirsuta.—Garden forms and hybrids are A. floribunda, A. intermedia, A. Jayii, A. Mountfordii, A. naegelioides, A. nana, A. venusta (P.M. 15:121), A. Verschaffeltii. {{SCH}}

A. amabilis, Decne.: Naegelia multiflora. — A. atrosanguinea, Lindl. :A. foliosa.—A. candida, Lindl.: Dicyrta Candida.—A. cupreata Hook.:Episcea cupreata. — A. foliosa, Morr. Lvs. cordate, unequal fls. crimson, with saccate tube 1 in. long, with narrow limb. Guatemala. — A. gloxiniaeflora, Forkel.:Gloxinia glabrata.— A. hirsuta, DC. Loose grower: st. bulbiferous: fls. rather large, with swollen tube and oblique limb, rose, with yellow and spotted throat. Guatemala. Once popular.—A. Kleei, Paxt. Dwarf: fls. pink - purple. Form of A. longiflora.—A. lanata, Hanst. (Scheeria lanata, Hanst.). Woolly or white-hairy: fl. pinkish or lilac, large and showy. Mex. —A. multiflora, Gardn. Hairy: lvs. broad-ovate: fls. blue, fringed. Brazil. —A. picta, Benth.:Tydaea picta. —A. rosea, Lindl. Fls. pink or rose, the peduncles many-fld. Guatemala.—A. Scheerii, Hemsl. (Scheeria mexicana. Seem.). Erect, with purple or blue, large and showy fls. Mex. B.M. 4743. —A. Skinneri, Gord.,:A. hirsuta.—Garden forms and hybrids are A. floribunda, A. intermedia, A. Jayii, A. Mountfordii, A. naegelioides, A. nana, A. venusta, A. Verschaffeltii. {{SCH}}

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