Apr 21, 2021
Ornamental hosts of INSV
With the end of lettuce season, it does feel like a relief from the recent INSV (Imaptiens necrotic spot virus) breakout we had. However, we have to keep in mind that INSV has a very wide host range. It is a common virus in ornamentals. Below is just a small list of ornamental plants that could be a host of INSV. If you have these plants and see any concerning symptoms, please bring them to the plant clinic to test for INSV.
INSV is the first virus to be recorded from a fern (the glasshouse ornamental Asplenium nidus-avis).
Aconitum |
Alstroemeria |
Anemone | Antirrhinum |
Aster | Azalea |
Begonia | Bouvardia |
Callistephus | Calendula |
Calla Lily | Carnation |
Chyrsenthemum | Coleus |
Columnea | Cyclamen persicum |
Cymbidium | Dahlia |
Dendranthema x grandiflorum | Eustoma grandiflorum |
Exacum affine | japonica |
Gardenia | Gerbera |
Gladiolus | Imaptiens (New Guinea, Balasam) |
Lily | Limonium |
Lobelia | Marigold |
Peony | Periwinkle |
Petunia | Poppy |
Primerose | Pittosporum |
Primula | Ranunculus |
Salvia | Snapdragon |
Senecio cruentus | Sinningia speciose |
Tiger lily | Verbena |
Yucca | Zantedeschia aethiopica |
Zinnia |
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