African Violets and Gesneriads: are we ready? September bingo !!, 1 by Keyring

Keyring wrote:
25. narrow-leaved beauty Achimenes cettoana

This was the first achimenes I ever tried to grow. I - of course - started it from seed. haha. Still hasn't bloomed because I keep letting the thing dry out. I'll upload a pic of it in its seed pot - it's the one in the center, top row.

Oh, clockwise from top left:
Sinn cardinalis
Achimenes cettoana
Kohleria Manchu
Nematanthus brasiliensis
Chirita latifolia
Begonia venosa

This is another gessie that makes scaly rhizomes, so when it dies back, you should NOT throw out the pot.

It's one of the most compact growing in the genus, if I remember correctly.

New thing I learnt today.... I thought all scaley rhizomes need to be kept moist through dormancy. Apparently not. Kohlerias need to be kept moist, but Achimenes should be kept dry or they will rot.

Photo of cettoana: http://gesneriads.ca/achime75.htm

And while we're on the topic of achimenes, This guy has a ton of photos and apparently hybridizes quite a bit: /photos/15701185@N00/