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Impatiens balsamina
گل حنا · Balsam · Garden balsam · Touch-me-not · Rose balsam
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: moderate Light: partial_sun Toxicity: low
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Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 2–11
Click count
2,147
Observations
2,272
Description
Source: leafsnapImpatiens balsamina, commonly known as balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, touch-me-not or spotted snapweed, is a species of plant native to India and Myanmar.It is an annual plant growing to 20–75 cm tall, with a thick, but soft stem. The leaves are spirally-arranged, 2.5–9 cm long and 1–2.5 cm broad, with a deeply toothed margin. The flowers are pink, red, mauve, purple, lilac, or white, and 2.5–5 cm diameter; they are pollinated by bees and other insects, and also by nectar-feeding birds. The ripe seed capsules undergo explosive dehiscence.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 0–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Genus
- Impatiens
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 2-11
- Mature Height
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen, Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink, Red, Purple, White
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm to 4.06 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer
- Native Area
- Afghanistan, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Tags (22)
Common Names (21)
ar گل حنا
en Balsam
en Garden balsam
en Touch-me-not
en Rose balsam
en Spotted snapweed
en ꯈꯨꯖꯪ
en Balsam weed
en Garden Touch-me-not
en Jewel Weed
en నీల గోరింట (TELUGU)
en দোপাটি
en Balsam(Gul mehndi)
en Pacar Air
en Patience balsamina
en Kamantigui
en Belsemina
en Balsamină; Slăbănoģ
en Kamantigue
en পাটফুল
en Balsamina