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Impatiens stenantha, the narrow-flowered balsam, is an annual or short-lived perennial from Himalayan forest understories, grown occasionally in gardens. It prefers shade and moist, humus-rich soil, similar to other balsams.
Impatiens stenantha, the narrow-flowered balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Tibet, northwestern Yunnan, Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, and northern Myanmar. An annual or perennial typically reaching 40 cm (16 in), it is found in the understory of mixed forests and thickets at elevations from 2,400 to 3,000 m (7,900 to 9,800 ft) above sea level. It may be conspecific with Impatiens angustiflora, which is found only in Meghalaya and was also described by Hooker in 1875. It is available from garden suppliers.
Impatiens arguta · Spotted snapweed · Jewelweed · Impatiens denisonii · Himalayan Balsam · New Guinea Impatiens · Touch-me-not Balsam · Hardy Impatiens · Pale touch-me-not · Impatiens pseudoviola · Ceylon Balsam · Impatiens tinctoria
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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.
