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Achimenes erecta
About
Achimenes erecta is also known as Cupid's bower, nut orchid, and magic flower. Despite its name, Achimenes erecta, this plant is a trailing achimenes. It produces a display of bright red flowers and dark green foliage. The reddish green stem carries groups of hairy, heart-shaped leaves. The flowers last only a few days, but are produced over a period lasting all the way from June to October.
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Achimenes erecta
- Slug
- achimenes-erecta
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Achimenes
- Species
- erecta
- Wikidata QID
- Q4673774
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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