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Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Annual
Lifespan
Annual
Flower
Flowers are solitary on elongated pedicels and are conspicuously spurred. They are calyx with 5 lobes, 2 lateral lobes are green, broad oval, and acuminate. Petals are of anthrocyanin pigments. Spur is prominent.
Fruit
Fruits are explosive capsules rolling suddenly inward, and have a ribbed, rubbery-succulent texture.
Benefits
Attracts
Butterflies
Taxonomy
Order
Ericales
Family
Balsaminaceae
Genus
Impatiens
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