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Impatiens grandisepala

Impatiens grandisepala is a rare epiphytic balsam known only from Mount Cameroon, growing on trees in shady mountain forest. It is not a commonly cultivated plant, so care guidance below is general and tentative.

Family
Balsaminaceae (Balsamin family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Shade
Water
Keep the growing medium evenly moist but never soggy, watering when the top layer begins to dry.
Soil
Chunky, free-draining epiphyte mix such as bark, perlite and peat or sphagnum.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Hard
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Cameroon
Climate
wet tropical

About

Impatiens grandisepala is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon, where it is known only from Mount Cameroon. It has been collected only once, in 1979. It is an epiphyte that grows in shady mountain forest habitat.

Other Impatiens plants

Stemless Balsam · Impatiens arguta · Paleyellow touch-me-not · Impatiens auricoma · Balfour's touch-me-not · Spotted snapweed · Impatiens bicolor · Impatiens bokorensis · Jewelweed · Heart Leaf Balsam · Tree Dwelling Balsam · Impatiens denisonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Impatiens grandisepala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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