Flower Colors: | white, yellow |
Usage: | fragrant rhizome |
Life form: | rhizome |
Climate: | summer rain climate |
Achimenes dulcis is native to Michoacán and Guerrero States, Mexico. The flowers have a sweet scent, hence the specific epithet "dulcis". Follow standard Achimenes cultivation techniques for growing species.
Photos 1-3 were taken by J. Schofield. Photo 4 of a scaly rhizome was taken by Nhu Nguyen.