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Hardy Impatiens

Impatiens omeiana

Hardy Impatiens
Photo: Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY 3.0

Hardy Impatiens (Impatiens omeiana) is a rhizomatous species from Sichuan, China, grown as a hardy ornamental with large yellow flowers. It rewards a cool, sheltered spot with moist, well-drained soil.

Family
Balsaminaceae (Balsamin family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Temperature
10–24 °C; hardy in cool temperate climates
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
China (Sichuan)
Climate
temperate

About

Impatiens omeiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is endemic to Sichuan in south-central China.

The wild plant is rhizomatous, growing up to half a meter tall, with large, yellow flowers.

Other Impatiens plants

Impatiens arguta · Spotted snapweed · Jewelweed · Impatiens denisonii · Himalayan Balsam · New Guinea Impatiens · Touch-me-not Balsam · Pale touch-me-not · Impatiens pseudoviola · Ceylon Balsam · Impatiens stenantha · Impatiens tinctoria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Impatiens omeiana 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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