Very vibrant! You are hooked now! Comes next July - and your own part of Northern California will be covered with pots of Achimenes of all colors.

You might be right I love these guys.

Lol, Well Mary and I jumped on the bandwagon big time this year and have about 15 pots of different varieties.

I'm lazy and mine are living where I can hit them with a hose once a day (outside), so mine aren't in the best shape, but they'll make lots of rhizomes this fall.

And John, I like them both...and I think I have them both (or virtually identical cvs).

John - what are the names of yours?

I got the rhizomes as mixed named Achimenes on ebay and these two I am told are 'Cote D' Or' and 'Purple Kimono'

Aha - I had the Cote. A very good one. Compact. sturdy stems, floriferous. Serge Saliba hybrid I believe.

Quite nice. Though my tastes run to rich, vibrant colors, in this case a actually prefer the first one.

Both of your Achimenes are lovely! I love the intensity of Purple Kimono! Mine are blooming now (Murray, KY) but I still have a handful that are late bloomers.