Scientific Name:
Impatiens walleriana
Pronunciation:
im-PAY-shunz wall-ur-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
impatiens
Family Name:
Balsaminaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate, (3-)5-9(-13)cm long x 2-5cm wide, margins dentate to crenate and/ or ciliate; flowers showy, most 2-5cm wide, flattened petals, slender-spur.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading, Stiffly upright
Form:
Mounded, Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa (Kenya, Tasmania, Mozambique)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Filler, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include
I. 'Golden Surprise' (double flowered, variegated).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Attenuate, Cordate
Margins:
Ciliate, Crenate, Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Seeds discharged with force when ripe (hence the name "Impatiens"
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Nematodes, Slugs or snails, Thrips (Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Specific Pests:
Deer
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (GNH) GreeNHouse