The gorgeous, tubular purple-violet flowers of Achimenes appear on short stems that grow directly from the leaf axils. the ‘Hot Water’ plant continuously blooms for several months if the soil is kept evenly moist at all times. Ideal for an indoor conservatory all year round, or as an outdoor visitor to a hanging basket or pot.
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EtonGreen Achimenese Maxicana (Purple) Flower Bulb (Set of 10 Bulbs)
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- Achimenes mexicana is a beautiful and easy member of the Gesneriad family that grows from curious elongated scaly rhizomes.
- It has gorgeous blue-purple flowers with a white throat. They are funnel-shaped and the colour is quite hard to capture photographically as in different lights they appear to oscillate between purple-blue and blue-purple.
- It should come as no surprise that this variety is a favorite among many for its high bloom count and solid, rich coloring. An excellent partner for white tuberous Begonias, these two create a gloriously contrasting display. Provide these easy growers with protection from the sun and regular water during active growth, and they’ll return the favor with months of bright blooms! Enjoy!
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Categories: Bulbs, Flower Bulbs Sow in all Season, Rainy Sowing Bulbs, Summer Sowing Bulbs, Winter Sowing Bulbs
Tags: achimenese, achimenese flower bulb, achimenese maxicana bulb, flower bulb, flower bulbs, hanging basket plants, hanging plants, maxicana bulb, succulent plants
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Weight | 0.5 kg |
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Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 25 cm |
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EtonGreen Achimenes Peach Blossom Light Pink Flower Bulbs For Home Gardening (Pack Of 10 Bulbs )
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- Achimenes species are known by many common names such as Magic Flowers, Widow’s Tears, Cupid’s Bowers, and Hot Water Plants.
- Achimenes are related to the familiar Victorian favorites, African violets, and this variety exhibits similar coloring as some of these gems
- The pretty and charming Achimenes peach blossom is a periwinkle rose pink flower perfect for containers or hanging baskets.
- Achimenes are very attractive pot plants, free flowering and are relatively easy to grow. The Achimenes peach blossom has rose pink flowers with frilly edges.
- Artificial lighting can be used when natural light is not available. When planting, use a humus-rich soil such as African violet mix and choose a site that is in an area of bright but indirect lighting. Avoid direct sunlight.
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- Eucharis lily (Eucharis x grandiflora) is a graceful bulb that produces fragrant white flowers similar in shape to daffodils. It is native to South America which explains it’s other common name – the Amazon lily.
- A bulbous Amazon lily is a low growing bulb producing star-shaped clusters of white flower.
- Eucharis is a perennial with a bulb 2 to 6 cm in diameter. The stalked leaves are 20 to 55 cm long and 10 to 20 cm broad. Flowers are large, sweet-scented.
- It likes shade and sheltered areas and makes an excellent potted plant
- It can be planted in the garden
- Plant them with their necks slightly above the soil surface
- Plant in a normal potting compost and plant at 3 to 4 cm
- Propagations by offsets can be done in the spring
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Sunlight Bright light, partial shade Watering Medium Soil Sandy loam soil, well-drained soil Temperature 15 to 30 degrees C Fertilizer Use any organic fertilizer Harvest Season Spring (Flower & Bulb)
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- If you crave plants that uniquely delight every sense, consider growing Tuberose this summer. With a powerfully sweet and heavy aroma, these classic charmers have been used as a key ingredient in perfumes for centuries. The Pearl is a radiant variety featuring dense clusters of double, waxy white flowers growing along a 20″-28″ stalk that rises above clumps of grass-like foliage.
- You’ll be amazed at how quickly these elegant beauties fill the air with their enchanting aroma. Here’s an extra pearl of wisdom – use the single form as a long-lasting cut flower and the double form in the garden, as the top blooms will open fully when left on the plant. Enjoy!
- Growing Rajnigandha Bulbs is an easy task, it is an easy-care flower which does not require special expertise to grow it as house flower plant. The tuberose is a night-blooming plant. Growing Rajnigandha Polianthes Tuberosa Bulbs is an easy task, it is an easy care flower which does not require special expertise to grow it as house flower plant. Keep the soil consistently moist before and during the period of bloom that occurs in late summer.
- It grows in elongated spikes up to 18 inches long that produce clusters of fragrant waxy white flowers that bloom from the bottom towards the top of the spike. It has long, bright green leaves clustered at the base of the plant and smaller, clasping leaves along the stem.
- Dig a hole and sow the bulb up to 5 cm deep
- Set the bulb in the hole, pointy end up, then cover with soil and press firmly
- Space bulbs 4 to 6 inches apart
- Water thoroughly after planting
- Use the potting mix for bulb plantation as Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1)Soil + Cocopeat + vermicompost (2:1:2)
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- Gladiolus is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family
- Gladiolus is popularly known as the Sword Lilly due to its shape
Planting Procedure
- Planting time is October for plains and March-April for hills.
- Dig a hole about 5 cm deep to sow the bulb.
- Set the bulb in the hole, pointy end up, then cover with soil and press firmly
- Space bulbs 6 to 8 inches apart
- Following are the suggested compositions for bulb plantation: Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1) or, Soil + Cocopeat + vermicompost (1:1:1)
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- Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the various ginger species such as turmeric. It can grow as an indoor plant and is also sold as a cut flower.
- Inflorescences, stems, and leaves of this plant resemble the flowers, stems, and leaves of tulips, hence the common name. The true flowers are seen only if they curl around the bracts edges.
- Each inflorescence appears atop a rigid, reed-like stem that grows to 2 inches tall from a clump of narrow, lance-shaped, dark green leaves
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Curcuma Planting Procedure:
- Plant rhizomes in spring after last frost date in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade
- Plant rhizomes outdoors in spring
- Plant them at a depth of 4 inches
- Plants may also be grown in containers that should be overwintered indoors in the pots in a cool dry location with minimal moisture
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- Crinum lilies are large, heat and moisture loving plants, producing an abundant array of showy flowers in summer.
- Lilly like their soil rich, but exceptionally well-drained, so ideally create a mix from one part well-rotted manure, one part horticultural grit or sand, and two parts leaf mould. Two-thirds good compost mixed with one-third grit also does fine.
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Crinum Planting Procedure:
- Each bulb needs to be planted right side up
- The more pointed end is considered the top
- Plant each bulb in a hole that is just deep enough that its neck is protruding from the soil and the bottom of the bulb is covered in soil
- Covering the entire bulb with soil and planting too deep discourages flowering
- Space bulbs at least 8 inches apart and water the planting site or container well after planting
- Plant the bulb, or place the potted bulb in a warm place with direct light since heat is necessary for the development of the stems.
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- A wide range of colors and an alluring floral fragrance make freesia hard to resist. With up to eight trumpet-shaped, upward-pointing blossoms on leafless stems, freesias make delightful cut flowers that last a long time in the vase.
- The freesia bulb plant is easy to force indoors on sunny windowsills. Learning how to grow freesias in the garden and freesia flower care will allow you to enjoy these beauties year after year.
- Freesias bloom readily indoors. Plant the bulbs about 2 inches (5 cm.) apart in a pot filled with regular potting soil. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy, and place the pot in a sunny, preferably south-facing window. Expect flowers in 10 to 12 weeks.
- Once the flowers and foliage die back, allow the pot to dry out and place it in a cool location until you are ready to bring them into bloom again.
- Water well through the growing season but cut back during flowering time. Stop watering altogether once the foliage dies down and dries up. Do not over water because it will cause the corms to rot.
- Temperature: Keep Freesia refract plants in cool room with temperatures ranging between 16-18°C (60-65°F) and moderate humidity while they are growing and flowering. Blooms will last for weeks if kept at a maximum of 18°C (65°F). Freesia refract plants need a mild winter temperature of around 10°C (50°F).
- Fertilizer: A liquid fertilizer can be applied as soon as the first growth appears above ground.
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- Pick these easy-to-grow varieties for the best blooms. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate.
- It has large clumps of broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm long.
- The inflorescences are large and are produced in spring, summer and autumn, with a pure white spathe up to 25 cm and a yellow spadix. The spadix produces a faint, sweet fragrance.
- Dig up the rhizomes in autumn, usually after the first frost and store for winter.
- Dig a hole about three times as deep as the height of the bulb.
- Set the bulb in the hole, pointy end up, then cover with soil and press firmly
- Space bulbs 8 to 10 inches apart
- Water thoroughly after planting
- Use the potting mix for bulb plantation as Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1) Soil + Cocopeat + vermicomposting (2:1:2)
- Keep them adequately fertilized and watered, misting the plant every so often to keep the ambient humidity high
- They are susceptible to aphids so, take a look closely and apply insecticide.
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- Its flowers are red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume.
- Clivias are herbaceous plants with long, slender green leaves. The flowers, which can be yellow, orange or red, grow as individual blooms on the tip of an umbel, which stands as a hardy stalk above the green foliage below.
- These flowers have a bell shape to them and make for beautiful additions to a flower arrangement. Clivias do not form bulbs, but they do produce berries as fruits. It grows to a height of about 45 cm (18 in), and flowers are red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume. It is sometimes known in cultivation as “Kaffir lily” (a term considered offensive in South Africa). The same name is also applied to the genus Hesperantha. It contains small amounts of lycorine, making it poisonous.
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Sunlight These plants do best as part-time outdoor plants, spending the summers outside in a shady spot with no direct sunlight. Bring them in during the winter rest period and keep in a lit but cool location. Watering Suspend water during the winter and resume again in the late winter or early spring. Soil A standard potting mix should be fine. Temperature With a minimum temperature of 10 C (50 F) Fertilizer During the growing season, fertilize every week with a weak liquid fertilizer. It also works to include controlled-release fertilizer pellets in the soil.
Clivia is the ideal plant for the shade garden or for containers. It purifies the air.
- One adult plant can absorb one liter of impure air and release 80% of oxygen overnight
- It performs photosynthesis under very weak light
- 3-4 plants are enough in a room for absorbing smoke and other contaminants
Caution
All parts of the plant are slightly poisonous. Hence, the pot should never be placed within reach of small children and pets.
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