Originally Posted by Jeff Layman[_2_]

On 15/05/2012 10:51, black eyed susi wrote:
Hi, I have just joined and was wanting to know if anyone has a Busy
lizzie house plant or where i could get one from.
We had one has a child and i was always taking cuttings and giving them
as gifts to family and friends..It was back in the 70s.
My mum is in her 80s and asked me if i still had one of them pink
plants.....
So i would love to try and find one for her..Have googled it but it just
comes up with bedding plants.
They had a fleshy stem and vibrant pink flowers...My Dad used to say
they were weeds because we had them in every room..
Its funny how you remember something so long ago.


Assuming you are in the UK, the "standard" bedding busy lizzie suffered
badly from a disease called impatiens downy mildew last year, which
effectively wiped out the stocks. The disease doesn't affect the New
Guinea hybrids or one of the other hybrids. Have a look at the New
Guinea hybrids available, which you will often find in the greenhouse
area of garden centres. Even if you can find the usual bedding busy
lizzie or seeds of it available for sale, I would be very wary as
although those plants may be completely healthy, the disease may be
blown in and flare up again.

More info he
Impatiens downy mildew / Royal Horticultural Society

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Jeff