Dr. Phyto

busy lizzie (impatiens)

Impatiens walleriana

Diseases & pests on this plant

• impatiens downy mildewPlasmopara obducens

  Leaves yellow or pale and curl downward; the tell-tale sign is a dense white-to-grey downy growth coating the leaf underside; plants then drop their leaves and collapse to bare flowering stalks, and finally rot at the base — a planting can be wiped out within weeks in cool, damp conditions.

• tomato spotted wilt virusTomato spotted wilt virus

  Bronze ringspots and necrotic patches on leaves, blackened streaks on stems, distorted flowers, sudden wilt; thrips usually visible inside flowers.

• grey mould (Botrytis)Botrytis cinerea

  Fuzzy grey mould on leaves and stems.