Achimenes ‘SRG’s Cherry Twice’

Achimenes ‘SRG’s Cherry Twice’ 2022, IR221811, hybridized by Serge Saliba, Bucharest, Romania. (A. HS-007-2008  x  A. HS-004-2008). Cross made 05.2009, seeds planted 02.2010, first flowering 07.2010. Sterile, reproducible only vegetatively. Erect to trailing habit, stem length 20 cm. Leaves green, 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, 2 cm petiole, ovate, acute tip, cuneate base, serrate margin. Calyx split, green, length 4 mm, length of the pedicel 1.5 cm, 2 flowers per axil. Corolla salverform, double, 3 cm long, 3.5-4 cm wide, cherry red. This cultivar forms a beautiful cascade, suitable for growing in wide range of locations.