This annual has an erect habit with soft stems and forms a tufted habit. It has light green divided lanced-shaped leaves and the 2-lipped, orchid-like flowers are white, pink to red with a yellow throat and appear in a cluster throughout summer.

Hardiness zones 7 to 11

Schizanthus pinnatus is naturally found in Chile growing in well drained, fertile moist light soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tender.

Poor Man's Orchid is grown for its colourful flowers and is planted along front borders in small or cottage gardens. It is also mass planting for bedding displays for its lasting flowers. It is suitable for pots and tubs for both outdoors and as a greenhouse specimen. It is fast growing establishing in one season and is a long lasting cut flower. ID 1173

Schizanthus(skiz-ĂNTH-us) pinnatus(pi-NAH-tus)

Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
Potato Family