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Impatiens hawkei
New Guinea Impatiens, Touch-me-not
For instant color, plant Impatiens en masse in shade gardens with Ferns and Hostas, or in containers and hanging baskets.

 


Impatiens walleriana Hook.f. (syn. Impatiens sultanii Hook.f.) also known as Busy Lizzy, Balsam or simply Impatiens, is native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique.

Impatiens
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Impatiens are among the most popular bedding plants available today. That's because they're so easy to grow and bloom all summer long-even in the darkest corners. And they come in an amazingly wide range of colors.

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Impatiens, Accent™ Coral
Accent™ Coral Impatiens produces blooms of soft coral. Mounded. Accent Impatiens are great for hanging baskets. This is an early flowering series with a wide color range.
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Impatiens capensis (Orange Jewelweed)
100 (170)cm, Orange Jewelweed is an annual with showy large orange flowers with dark spots on upright stalks branching near the top. It is native of rich soils in woods in the northern USA.

Impatiens namchabarwensis (Sapphire jewelweed, Blue diamond impatiens)
Photo/Illustration: Derick Pitman
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Impatiens walleriana hybrids - 'Super Elfin Red'
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens walleriana hybrids, or 'Super Elfin Red', are the most cultivated Impatiens in the U.S. They are a tender perennial that is usually treated as an annual.

Impatiens from Thompson & Morgan
One of the world's larger illustrated seed catalogs. Packed with pictures and information about impatiens and our germination guide. We offer secure shopping worldwide.
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Impatiens tinctoria
( Perennial Impatiens )
\i{I. tinctoria} is a tuberous flowering perennial widely grown as an annual in colder regions. Spirally arranged, scalloped lance-shaped green leaves are oval and finely-toothed, 3-9 inches long.

Impatiens omeiana, the hardy impatiens, is a new plant to the garden world, having been introduced from China only in 1983. It grows about 16 inches tall with unbranched stems arising from slender, wide-spreading rhizomes.

Botanical name: Impatiens balsamina Family: Balsaminaceae
Native to Southeast Asia, this erect, sparsely-branched, tender annual plant is a species of impatiens.

Impatiens has been extremely popular as a house plant for generations. Cutting root very easily and the plants will, with proper care, bloom almost all year round. This non-stop blooming habit is the reason for its common name - Busy Lizzie.

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Impatiens: Impatiens - also known as Sultana, Touch-me-not, and Busy Lizzie (Impatiens wallerana) - is the best known species, with its mounding habit, long bloom and incredible range of colors.

Impatiens
Of all the impatiens out there, in a dizzying array of color choices, we're partial to the New Guinea hybrids for their large leaves and 3-inch-wide flowers of pink, lavender, purple, red, and more.

Impatiens Candy Box (Impatiens walleriana)
The most intense colors all come together in Burpee's latest mix, with a surprise twist of just the right touch of pretty pastels. The final effect is pure eye candy.

Impatiens should be set out after all danger from frost.
Impatiens are sold in garden centers as plants. Plants will grow in shade to partial shade. Space the taller kinds one foot apart and the smaller varieties six inches apart.

Impatiens grow 16-18" tall. In the garden, space plants 12-18 inches apart.
Impatiens are susceptible to frost. Bring them indoors before Jack Frost visits your garden.
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#282 Impatiens wallerana
Common Names: impatiens, touch-me-not, jewel weed, sultana
Family: Balsaminaceae (balsam or jewelweed Family)
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Impatiens capensis
Jewelweed is an entertaining plant. The ripe seedpods pop open at a gentle touch, hence the name touch-me-not. Water drops bead up on the leaves, and a leaf held underwater has a silver sheen.

Similar Species: Pale Touch-me-not, Impatiens pallida is very similar. It has yellowish flowers and is slightly larger in every respect. It has a more northerly range being found only as far south as the mountains of Georgia.

Touch Me Not, Wild Balsam
Scientific Name: Impatiens noli-tangere L.
Synonym: Impatiens occidentalis
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Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae) - Also Known as "Jewelweed", the juice of this plant is a remedy for Poison Ivy. Although the shoots appear early, the plant doesn't bloom until mid summer. (Photographed in PA,WI) ...

Impatiens capensis
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Surface sow onto peaty soil, at 65-75F/18-24C. Light and a humid atmosphere required for germination. For moist, shaded locations. Impatiens pallida, or pale touch-me-not, shares the same cultural requirements ...

Impatiens. Good nectar plant for butterflies.
Ipomoea sp. Morning Glory. Of eleven species found here, three are native. This rampant vine is wild, will overgrow everything and can be an invasive nuisance.

Impatiens are favorites in the shade
Even if buildings, fences or trees shade your yard, you can still grow magnificent flowers.

Impatiens wallerana, Balsaminaceae, IMPATIENS, BUSY LIZZY
Leaves alternate (upper leaves sometimes opposite), ovate to elliptic, glossy. Flowers solitary or in axillary or terminal racemes. Lower sepal is longer with a slightly curved spur.

Impatiens hawkeri
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New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens wallerana
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Impatiens is one of the best known and most popular garden plants for its prolific flowers and ease in growing. It is an evergreen perennial but is often grown as an annual in nontropical climates.

Impatiens are perfect in baskets, window boxes, borders, and shaded areas. Colors range from whites and pinks to peaches and reds. Impatiens bloom from summer to frost.
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Impatiens, New Guinea, Impatiens 'New Guinea'
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Impatiens wallerana 'Bright Eye' : Bright Eye Impatiens - Flowers
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Impatiens spp, Jewelweeds
capensis, Spotted Jewelweed
pallida, Pale Jewelweed
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Impatiens sultani - Busy Lizzie, Balsam
Cyclamen - Cyclamen persicum
Flaming Katy - Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Princess Flower - Tibouchina urvilleana
Blood Lily - Haemanthus
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Balsamina - Impatiens aurea
Balsamina - Momordica charantia
Balsamina picante - Ecballium elaterium
Balsamita mayor - Melissa officinalis
Balsamita menor - Tanacetum vulgare
Bálsamo - Saxifraga geranoides
Bálsamo de Benjuí - Styrax benzoin ...

Busy Lizzie, Impatiens Impatiens walleriana
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia, Buddleja)
Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii
Orange Butterfly Bush, Orange Ball Tree Buddleia globosa
Sungold Butterfly Bush Buddleia × weyeriana ‘Sungold'
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narrow-leaf bittercress Cardamine impatiens
narrowleaf cattail Typha angustifolia
narrowleaf firethorn Pyracantha angustifolia
narrow-leaved iceplant Conicosia pugioniformis
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Seed biology of Impatiens glandulifera, Typha latifolia and Iris pseudacorus. In: Proceedings, 10th EWRS Symp. Aquatic Weeds, 1998, Lisbon, A. Monteiro et al., editors. pp. 55-58
Hanhijarvi AM, Fagerstedt KV. 1995.

Thus, in many Caryophyllaceae, as Polycarpon and Holosteum, while the calyx and corolla are pentamerous, there are only three or four stamens and three carpels; in Impatiens Noli-me-tangere the calyx is composed of three parts, ...

There isn't a huge difference between the various available Impatiens series: they are all bred for compact growth and non-stop flower production. My current favourite is Dazzler White.

It is not unusual for the green and white variegated sultana (impatiens) to have albino shoots. This house plant roots easily from cuttings but I have never been able to get the white cuttings to make roots.

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Field Office Guide to Plant Species
Pale Touch-me-not
Impatiens pallida Nutt.

It is found in some species of Oxalis, Impatiens, Campanula, Eranthemum, etc. Such plants are called cleistogamous and are all self-fertilizing.

They are not plants which can be crammed into a hole dug in unprepared garden soil...save your money for impatiens if this is your level of gardening. If, on the other hand, you like a real challenge, Cypripedium orchids are for you.

grow equally well in containers and pair nicely with ferns and other soft textured plants like astilbe, with spiky leaved plants such as ornamental grasses and shade tolerant iris and with coordinating colored blooms of fuchsia and Impatiens.

See also: Green, Balsa, Balsam, Pink, Salvia