Impatiens

(Impatiens)

Interesting Information About Plant:  

Juice of plant used in treatment of poison ivy irritation.

Scientific Name: Impatiens

Family Name (Scientific and Common): Impatiens   (Balsam)

Continent of Origin: Africa                                                 

Plant Growth Habit: Upright Herbaceous 

Height at Maturity: Less than 1 foot

Life Span: Annual (herbaceous

Seasonal Habit: Herbaceous That Stays Green Through Winter

Growth Habitat: Partial Sun

Manner of Culture: Garden (flower)  

Thorns on Younger Stem: No

Cross Section of Younger Stem: Roundish   

Stem (or Trunk) Diameter: Less Than The Diameter of a Pencil

Produces Brownish Bark: No

Bark Peeling in Many Areas: No

Characteristics of Mature (Brownish) Bark: No Mature Bark (all green)

Type of Leaf: Thick, Fleshy Leaf

Length of Leaf (or Leaflet): Less than Length of a Credit Card 

Leaf Complexity: Simple 

Shape of Leaf: Pinnately-Lobed

Edge of Leaf: Serrated

Leaf Arrangement: Opposite 

Leaf has Petiole: Yes 

Patterns of Main-Veins on Leaf (or Leaflet): Pinnate 

Leaf Hairiness: Somewhat Hairy  

Color of Foliage in Summer: Green 

Change in Color of Foliage in October: No Change    

Flowering Season: Autumn

Flowers: Single 

Type of Flower: Colorful Flower

Color of Flower: Multicolored 

Shape of Individual Flower: Bilaterally Symmetrical  

Size of Individual Flower: Between a Quarter and the Length of a Credit Card   

Sexuality: Male and Female on Same Plant

Common Name(s): Touch-me-nots and Buzzi Lizzi’s     

Poisonous: None of Plant

Pestiness (weedy, hard to control):   No

Page prepared by:    

Melissa Crigler                                    

 November 2004