Achimenes ‘Yellow Fantasy’ - achimenes galben-crem cu inflorire abundenta

Achimenes ‘Yellow Fantasy’ is a spectacular variety of achimenes, appreciated for its delicate flowers in bright yellow-cream shades, often highlighted by golden reflections and a more intensely colored center. Its abundant blooming and elegant habit make this plant an excellent choice for pots, planters, balconies, or sheltered terraces.

Also popularly known as the magic bell or tropical rhizome plant, Achimenes produces dozens of flowers throughout the warm season, offering a continuous display of color.

🌱 Botanical characteristics:

• Family: Gesneriaceae
• Plant type: perennial with rhizomes, decorative for its flowers
• Common names: achimenes, magic bell
• Habit: compact to slightly trailing
• Leaves: green, slightly textured, densely arranged on shoots
• Flowers: funnel-shaped, yellow-cream, delicate appearance
• Blooming: abundant from late spring to autumn

💧 Growing and care conditions:

• Light: prefers strong indirect light or bright partial shade
• Watering: regular during growth and flowering periods, avoiding excess water
• Substrate: loose, fertile, and well-drained
• Humidity: appreciates moderate to high humidity
• Temperature: optimal growth range: 18-28°C
• Dormancy period: in autumn and winter, the aerial parts dry out, and the rhizomes enter dormancy until spring
• Frost resistance: does not tolerate frost; rhizomes must be kept protected during winter

🌱 Secret Garden recommendation:

For spectacular blooming and harmonious development, use a substrate rich in organic matter, well-drained, and fertilize periodically during the growing season.

✨ What makes it special:

• elegant flowers in rare yellow-cream shades
• abundant and long-lasting blooming
• ideal for pots and hanging planters
• compact plant, easy to grow
• regrows annually from rhizomes

📌 Note: Achimenes is a seasonal plant with a dormancy period. Toward the end of the season, leaves and shoots may yellow and dry naturally, which is a normal process as the plant prepares for dormancy. Note: This plant may arrive without flowers but is capable of blooming again in the following weeks. The displayed price is for a plant with or without flowers.

Height including pot: 15-20 cm

The decorative pot is not included in the price.