The busy lizy is related to Impatiens glandulifera, which is invasive in Europe and North America. There are many cultivars of this plant, native to tropical Africa, with single and double flowers. Impatiens walleriana grows as a perennial, but is often only cultivated as an annual, as a bedding plant or on the balcony. It […]
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There are many cultivars of the garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina), with pink, red, purple, white, multi-colored and double flowers. This annual growing member of the Balsaminaceae family can reach a height of up to 80 centimetres. The wild type originates from India and was introduced as an ornamental plant in other regions, where it was […]
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Balfour’s Touch-Me-Not, Kashmir Balsam, Poor Man’s Orchid Impatiens balfourii is an annual, can reach a height of up to 80 centimetres and flowers in Central Europe from July to September. Balfour’s Touch-Me-Not originally comes from the Himalayan region. I discovered the plants shown here in a garden in Cancale in France. Characteristics & Description Height, […]
Categories: Garden plants | Red & Pink Flowers | White flowers |
Touch-me-not Balsam
Western Touch-me-not
Categories: Wildflowers | Yellow & Orange Flowers |
Impatiens pseudoviola Common name(s): Jewelweed, Touch Me Not Family: Balsaminaceae Origin: tropical Africa (Kenya, Tanzania)
Categories: Indoor Plants | Red & Pink Flowers |
