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× Achimenantha 'Inferno'

achimenantha 'Inferno'

'Inferno' is an upright, rhizomatous perennial with hairy, oval, dark green leaves, dark purple stems and bright red tubular flowers with a yellow eye veined in red

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Purple Green
Summer Purple Red Green
Autumn
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1B
Botanical details
Family
Gesneriaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow under glass in bright filtered light and moderate humidity. Water sparingly in spring, moderately in summer with quarter strength liquid feed, then reduce after flowering until growth dies back. Store the rhizomes in dry, frost-free conditions

Propagation

Propagate by division of rhizomes

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, and western flower thrips may be a problem

Diseases

Generally problem free

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