Impatiens balfourii

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Read about Impatiens balfourii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Impatiens balfourii, Hook. f. Glabrous, slenderly branching, 2-3 ft.: lvs. 3-5 in. long, short-stalked, ovate- lanceolate and very long-acuminate, with many minute recurved teeth, glandless: fls. loosely racemose at the top of the st. on very slender pedicels, large, rose and yellow; sepals 2, nearly orbicular, small; standard orbicular, reflexed, white suffused rose; the keel red; wings 1 ¼ in. long, pale yellow on basal lobe and bright rose on the hatchet-shaped terminal lobe; lip to 1 ¼ in. long, gradually narrowed into a horn-like somewhat incurved obtuse spur: caps, erect, narrow, to 1 ½ in.long, red on the angles. W. Himalayas. B.M. 7878. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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