page_title: Schizanthus
section_title: Cultivation
hierarchical_section_title: Schizanthus / Cultivation
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Blüte einer Bauernorchidee - Schizanthus wisetonensis Deutsch: Flower of a poor-man's-orchid - Schizanthus wisetonensis
context_page_description: Schizanthus, also called butterfly flower, fringeflower, poor-man's-orchid, is a genus of plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.
  They are annual or biennial herbaceous plants, with attractive flowers and they belong to the subfamily Schizanthoideae of the Solanaceae. The genus includes species native to Chile and Argentina, many species are adventitious in other parts of the world such as New Zealand and the United States.
context_section_description: Schizanthus species are cultivated in the horticulture trade and widely available as an ornamental plant for gardens.
  The flowers of Schizanthus are available in a wide range of colors and sizes, and are delicately spotted and blotched like the smaller butterflies. The blooms on a well-grown plant are produced in such profusion as to completely cover it. For the garden the dwarfed varieties should be chosen as the tall sorts grow rather slender and crooked. The leaves are attractive with soft green, deeply cut and fern like that are often covered with fine hair.
  This flower was used by Celia Sánchez in the Cuban Revolution to hide telegrams.
  A number of species are cultivated as ornamentals throughout the world, but perhaps the most used is Schizanthus × wisetonensis. Some cultivars of this species are "Angel Wings", "Disco", "Hit Parade", "Treasure Trove™ Lilac", "Treasure Trove™ Pure White", "Treasure Trove™ Pure Scarlet Shades" (the latter have been patented in the United States).
caption: Schizanthus x wisentonesis used as ornamental plant on a balcony in Germany
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