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Impatiens walleriana
Busy Lizzie, Balsam, Sultana, Impatients
Origin: Native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique.
| Family |
| Balsaminaceae |
| Genus |
| Impatiens |
| Species |
| walleriana |
| Category |
| Annuals |
| Synonyms |
| Impatiens sultanii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1C |
| Temperature (°C) |
| Above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| Above 40 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.5 metres |
| Spread |
| 0.1 - 0.5 metres |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Spreading plants, grown as an annual, to 0.5 metres in height, with single flowers in shades of pink. |
| Landscape |
| Flower borders, beds and container plants. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in a humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade with shelter from wind. |
| Shape |
| Spreading. |
| Pests |
| Aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaf blade is alternate, ovate to broadly elliptic, sometimes obovate, 5 - 25 cm long and 5 - 10 cm wide, green and sometimes spotted or pink or reddish on the underside. |
| Flower Description |
| Single flowers in shades of pink, 2–5 cm diameter, with five petals and a 1 cm spur. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or softwood cuttings. |
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