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Achimenes longiflora
Also called Cupid's Bower, Magic Flower, Nut Orchid
Achimenes longiflora has many common names including Cupid's bow, nut-orchid, and magic flower.
It can grow up to 60 cm (24 in) long, arising from small rhizomes. The hairy leaves have saw toothed edges and can be up to 90 mm (3+1⁄2 in) long and 40 mm (1+1⁄2 in) wide. The flowers are produced from June to October and are usually blue with a white throat. They can be quite large – up to 50 mm (2 in) long and 75 mm (3 in) across.
Achimenes antirrhina · Achimenes erecta · Achimenes grandiflora · Cupid's Bower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Achimenes longiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
