Impatiens flaccida

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Read about Impatiens flaccida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Impatiens flaccida, Arn. (I. latifolia, Hook., not Linn.). Fig. 1953. Slender but erect, somewhat branched, glabrous, 6-18 in.: lvs. stalked, ovate or lanceolate, crenate, 2-5in. long, the petiole with or without glands: fls. rose-purple, 1 ½ in. or less in diam., mostly solitary; sepals ovate; standard broad. 2-lobed, spurred; wings broad, 2-lobed, variable; lip boat-shaped, with a long slender curved spur about 1 ½in. long and sometimes parted to the middle: caps, glabrous, l ½ in. long. India. B.M. 5276, 5625.—Thrives under the treatment given I. sultani. There is a white-fld. form (var.alba).


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