Impatiens sodenii

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	2 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 3 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width:	⇔	2 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 3 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Tropical E Africa

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Features:	✓	flowers

Scientific Names

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Impatiens sodenii (syn. I. oliverii) is known as Oliver's Impatiens or Oliver's Touch-me-not. Leaves to 20 cm long and 5 cm broad, in whorls of six to eight. Flowers white or pale pink, up to 6 cm diameter.

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Read about Impatiens sodenii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Impatiens oliveri, Wright. Glabrous, reaching 4-8 ft., erect, the sts. pale green: lvs. 4-8 at a node, oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, to 8 in. long, dentate-ciliate: fls. 2 ¼ in. across, pale lilac or rose-colored, almost white beneath, on 1-fld. peduncles about 2 ½ in. long; lateral sepals ovate and acuminate, much shorter than the petals; lip ovate, funnel-shaped, with abrupt reflexed mucro; spur 1 ¾ in.long, curved, slender; standard nearly orbicular, recurved and apiculate at apex; wings deeply 2-lobed, the terminal lobe obovate and the lateral obcordate: fr. oblong. Trop. E. Afr., 6,000-8,000 ft. altitude.—An excellent greenhouse subject and also useful in the open border. It makes a very showy plant when given cool greenhouse treatment, producing a bush 10 ft. through. Prop, readily either by seeds or cuttings, the former being produced freely. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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