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Common Name: Busy Lizzie

Species Name: Impatiens walleriana

Family Name: Balsaminaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin East Africa
Sun Preference Shade
Susceptibility Slugs

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 2-foot diameter, 2-foot height
    • Leaves: Elliptic to lance-shaped slightly toothed leaves on fleshy stems that are green or red-flushed (semi-translucent)

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Moist, well-drained
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 9

 

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