Impatiens Balsamina

Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Annual, Annual herb to 60 cm. tall, often less; stem ± erect, simple or sparsely branched, glabrous or pubescent when young.

Annual

2" single to double flowers are hermaphroditic. They open as the male stage, the anthers fall off in a few days and the same flower becomes female and receptive to pollination., Flowers epedunculate, solitary or in fascicles of 2–3, white or pink.

The only Impatiens species that have pubescent developing seed pods. Immature capsules are green and mature to yellow. When touched they explode and spread their seeds., Fruit broadly-fusiform, 12–20 mm. long, 6–8 mm. broad, densely pubescent.