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Balsaminaceae
Pale Touch-Me-Not
Impatiens pallida
Impatience and sensitivity.
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- Herbaceous Annual
- Height
- 2-5 feet
- Sunlight
- Partial Shade to Full Shade
- Soil
- Moist, Rich
- Water
- High
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- The ripe seed pods explode when touched, flinging seeds several feet in all directions.
- The succulent stems contain a juice traditionally used to relieve poison ivy rashes.
- The scientific name 'Impatiens' refers to the impatient way seeds burst from their pods.
- Hummingbirds are among the primary pollinators, reaching nectar from the flower's long spur.
- Water beads up and rolls off the leaves like mercury, giving them a silvery appearance when submerged.
Color meanings
0
Impatience
1
Sensitivity
2
Touch