Impatiens 'Strike Orchid' (New Guinea impatiens 'Strike Orchid')

Botanical name

Impatiens 'Strike Orchid'

Other names

New Guinea impatiens 'Strike Orchid', Impatiens New Guinea Group 'Strike Orchid', Impatiens schlechteri 'Strike Orchid', Busy lizzie 'Strike Orchid', Impatiens x hybrida 'Strike Orchid'

Genus

Impatiens Impatiens

Variety or Cultivar

'Strike Orchid' _ 'Strike Orchid' is a tender, bushy, evergreen perennial, typically grown as an annual, with lance-shaped, dark green and yellow, variegated leaves and purple flowers in summer and early autumn

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Spreading

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Colour

Flower

Purple in Summer; Purple in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green, Variegated, Yellow in Summer; Variegated, Yellow, Dark-green in Autumn

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Glasshouse red spider mite , Vine weevil , Aphids

Specific diseases

Downy mildew

General care

Propagation methods

Seed, Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Impatiens 'Strike Orchid' (New Guinea impatiens 'Strike Orchid') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers

Cultivation

Plant in a sheltered, partially shaded spot in moist but well-drained soil.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Shade

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 11, Zone 10

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Impatiens 'Strike Orchid' (New Guinea impatiens 'Strike Orchid')

Common pest name

Necrotic spot

Scientific pest name

Impatiens necrotic spot virus

Type

Virus or Viroid

Current status in UK

Present (Widespread)

Likelihood to spread in UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Pest of mainly ornamentals and vegetables; present in the UK; and covered by the EU listing of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. To be kept under consideration in light of a review of the EU listing.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/