Definition of busy Lizzie in English:
busy Lizzie
nounPlural busy Lizziesˌbɪzi ˈlɪzi
British An East African plant with abundant red, pink, or white flowers. It is widely grown as a houseplant, and its many hybrids are grown as bedding plants.
Impatiens walleriana, family Balsaminaceae
Also called impatiens
Example sentencesExamples
- My busy Lizzies are grown from seed rather than bought in off the shelf but, unfortunately, they never reach the seeding stage.
- Impatiens, better known as busy Lizzies, have become one of the most popular container plants.
- Petunias and busy Lizzies are ideal choices, and busy Lizzies enjoy a modicum of shade.
- The busy Lizzies I'm really pleased with but they don't complement the begonias, which are bursting out on all sides.
- In spite of impatiens' odd common names - like busy Lizzie, touch-me-not, and snapweed - their meteoric rise to fame isn't surprising.