Species

Impatiens walleriana

Etymology

Impatiens: From the Latin impatiens 'impatient, hasty', referring perhaps to the manner in which the pods of some species explode (Johnson and Smith, 1986).

Common Name(s)

busy lizzie

Authority

Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.

Family

Balsaminaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Red / Pink,Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1988

Origin

E. Africa

Reason for Introduction

Horticultural.

Life Cycle and Dispersal

Short lived perennial, reproduces by seed and asexually by vegetative detachment.

References and further reading

Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.

This page last updated on 3 Jun 2014