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Balsaminaceae
Rose Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
Impatience and ardent love.
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- Annual herb
- Height
- 20-75 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, fertile, well-drained
- Water
- Regular
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- The ripe seed pods explode when touched, shooting seeds several feet away at remarkable speed.
- The double-flowered varieties closely resemble miniature roses or camellias tucked along the stem.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, the flowers are used to make a red nail dye applied to fingernails.
- It was a favorite flower in Victorian cottage gardens and was known as 'lady's slipper.'
- The plant can complete its entire life cycle from seed to seed in as little as 60 days.
Color meanings
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Touch-me-not
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Impatience
2
Motherly love