Impatiens

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennials and annuals"perennials and annuals" is not in the list (perennial, annual, biennial, unknown) of allowed values for the "Lifespan" property.
Origin:	✈	[[Origin::Tropics of N Hemispherewp]]

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	[[Exposure::vary by speciessn]]
Water:	◍	[[Water::regularsn]]
Features:	✓	flowers, naturalizes
Sunset Zones:		[[Sunset zones::vary by speciessn]]

Scientific Names

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There are hundreds of species of Impatiens, though four are much more commonly grown in gardens than the rest^sn. Most are annuals, or perennials treated as annuals^sn. They are grown for their flowers, which continue until frost. When the seed capsules are ripe, they explode upon being lightly touched, shooting little seeds around.^sn

Four most commonly grown:

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  Impatiens walleriana may be the most popular bedding plant in America^sn.

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  Impatiens balsamina - Balsam

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  Impatiens sodenii - Poor Man's Rhododendron

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  Impatiens 'New Guinea' hybrids. Note darker leaves.

Cultivation

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Propagation

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Pests and diseases

Main article: List of impatiens diseases

Impatiens species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Dot Moth.

Species

Impatiens namchabarwensis

Impatiens rosulata

Impatiens parviflora

Himalayan Balsam

Impatiens capensis

There are about 900-1000^wp species of Impatiens, including:

• Impatiens acehensis
• Impatiens arguta
• Impatiens arriensii
• Impatiens aurella - Pale-yellow Jewelweed
• Impatiens auricoma
• Impatiens balfourii - Kashmir Balsam
• Impatiens balsamina - Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam
• Impatiens bicornuta
• Impatiens calcicola - thian pa (Thai)
• Impatiens campanulata
• Impatiens capensis - Orange Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Orange Balsam
• Impatiens celebica
• Impatiens chinensis
• Impatiens cristata
• Impatiens dempoana
• Impatiens dewildeana
• Impatiens diepenhorstii
• Impatiens ecalcarata - Spurless Touch-me-not
• Impatiens edgeworthii
• Impatiens etindensis
• Impatiens eubotrya
• Impatiens flaccida
• Impatiens forbesii
• Impatiens frithii
• Impatiens glandulifera - Himalayan Balsam, Indian Balsam, Policeman's Helmet
• Impatiens gordonii
• Impatiens grandis
• Impatiens grandisepala
• Impatiens halongensis
• Impatiens hawkeri - New Guinea Impatiens, Spreading Impatiens
• Impatiens heterosepala
• Impatiens hians
• Impatiens holstii
• Impatiens hongkongensis - Hong Kong Balsam
• Impatiens irvingii
• Impatiens javensis
• Impatiens jerdoniae
• Impatiens kilimanjari - Kilimanjaro Impatiens
• Impatiens korthalsiana
• Impatiens letouzeyi
• Impatiens linearifolia

• Impatiens malabarica
• Impatiens marianae
• Impatiens meruensis
• Impatiens mirabilis
• Impatiens morsei
• Impatiens namchabarwensis - Blue Diamond Impatiens
• Impatiens neo-barnesii
• Impatiens niamniamensis - Congo Cockatoo
• Impatiens nilagirica
• Impatiens noli-tangere - Touch-me-not Balsam
• Impatiens obesa
• Impatiens omeiana
• Impatiens oppositifolia
• Impatiens pallida - Pale Jewelweed, Yellow Jewelweed
• Impatiens parviflora - Small Balsam, Small-flowered Touch-me-not
• Impatiens paucidentata
• Impatiens petersiana
• Impatiens platypetala
• Impatiens pritzelii
• Impatiens pseudoviola
• Impatiens psittacina - Parrot Flower
• Impatiens pyrrhotricha
• Impatiens repens - Ceylon Balsam, Yellow Impatiens
• Impatiens rosulata
• Impatiens sakerana
• Impatiens salpinx
• Impatiens scabrida
• Impatiens sidikalangensis
• Impatiens singgalangensis
• Impatiens sivarajanii
• Impatiens sodenii - Poor Man's Rhododendron
• Impatiens sulcata
• Impatiens sultana
• Impatiens sumatrana
• Impatiens tapanuliensis
• Impatiens textorii
• Impatiens teysmanni
• Impatiens thomassetii
• Impatiens tinctoria
• Impatiens walleriana - Busy Lizzie
• Impatiens wilsoni
• Impatiens zombensis

Gallery

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  Double flowered I. walleriana

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  photo 2

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  photo 3

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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