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Impatiens platypetala, Lindl. (I. pulcherrima, Dalzell). Sts. strong, succulent, branched and usually reddish purple: lvs. whorled, lanceolate or oval, serrate, hairy beneath: peduncles axillary, shorter than the lvs.; fls. large, rose-colored; spur sickle-shaped, rather thin and petals transversely obcordate. Summer. Java. R.H. 1847:221. B.R. 32:68.—Needs a moderate to warm temperature and may be used as a house-plant or in protected and warm situations outdoors. Prop, by cuttings, and during growth should be treated like gloxinias. Var. Lucie or Lucy belongs here.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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