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| Botanical Name: |
Impatiens hybrids
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Busy Lizzie
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| Family Name: |
BALSAMINACEAE
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| Genus: |
Impatiens
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hybrids
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| Name Derivation |
G: Lat. Impatient, seed ejects from pod if touched
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| Growth Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial
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| Dimensions: |
0.15-1.2m x 0.2-0.60m
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| Flower: |
Many coloured loose panicles or racemes, 4 petalled 2 sepals, 1 with a terminal notch, lower one with varying spur.
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| Climate: |
Frost and drought tender, protect from strong winds.
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| Fruit: |
Many seeded capsule
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| Propagation: |
Seed, cuttings
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| Horticulture Use: |
Soft understory planting, bedding plants in sheltered areas, indoor plants hanging basket.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Ordinary soil enriched with humus, sheltered from frost and north wind, need water during summer to carry over
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| Foliage: |
Alternate ovate to lanceolate entire to serrate toothed
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