Growing Achimenes The Hot Water Plant

achimenes hot water plant

The Achimenes (mother’s tears plant) is a member of the Gesneriad family and is closely related to gloxinias and African violets. Common names are monkey-faced pansy, hot water plant (its

Why Not Grow Some Achimenes Plants?

Beautiful blooming Achimenes plant

Achimenes like the same care and culture as African violets and are equally rewarding. By comparison with the achimenes, the African violet is just an infant. First introduced to England

Growing Achimenes The Magic Flower

Attractive Achimenes flower

More beautiful than colorful herbaceous plants, as easy to cultivate as common perennials, more prodigal of flowers, except during the few months when it sinks into its winter’s rest, the

Growing The Colorful Gloxinia Plant

blooming Gloxinia with double flowers

The Gloxinia Flower! It is a triumph to plant thick, dry, brown, and barren-looking gloxinia tubers and watch them produce a luxuriant plant with layers of large, oval, velvety leaves