Hardy Impatiens

Impatiens arguta:  Z 6-9 China This is a rare tuberous perennial Impatiens with blue-purple blooms on plants that are about twelve inches tall.  

Impatiens balfouri:  6-9 China.  This is a rare impatiens that grows about three feet tall with pink, white, and yellow blooms.  Each year the plants will re-seed.  Care should be taken not to pull up seedlings the fallowing season.

Impatiens capensis (western touch-me-not): Z 7-8 N.A. Native The name of this usefull and harmless native impatens came from the explosive seed pods that pop open and disperse when touched.  This species has orange and red spotted pendulant blooms that form on two to eight foot tall sturdy plants.  The plants are fleshy with a white film over the stems.  The main stalk is tall and straight with zigzagging branches at regular intervals.  They prefer moist to wet conditions and work well as marginal aquatic plants. If they are suppeimented with water they work well planted in a dryer site.  These will re-seed themselves and the original plant will die.