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| − | '''''Impatiens walleriana''''' ([[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Impatiens sultanii''), also known as '''busy Lizzie''' (British Isles), '''balsam''', '''sultana''', or simply '''impatiens''', is a [[species]] of the [[genus]] ''[[Impatiens]]'', [[native plant|native]] to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. It is a flowering [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to {{convert|15|-|60|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall, with broad [[lanceolate]] [[leaf|leaves]] 3–12 cm long and 2–5 cm broad. Leaves are mostly [[Phyllotaxis|alternate]], although they may be [[Phyllotaxis|opposite]] near the top of the plant. The [[flower]]s are profusely borne, 2–5 cm diameter, with five petals and a 1 cm spur. The seedpod explodes when ripe in the same manner as other ''Impatiens'' species, an evolutionary adaptation for [[Biological dispersal|seed dispersal]]. The stems are semi-succulent, and all parts of the plant (leaves, stems, flowers, roots) are soft and easily damaged.<ref name=RHSAZ />
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| − | The Latin [[binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''walleriana'' honours a British missionary, Horace Waller (1833-1896).<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lorraine |title=RHS Latin for Gardeners |year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=184533731X }}</ref>
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| − | ==Cultivation==
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| − | [[File:Starr 070906-8884 Impatiens walleriana.jpg|thumb|Double Impatiens]]
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| − | Although perennial in frost-free growing conditions, it is usually treated as a [[Hardiness (plants)|half-hardy]] annual in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions (though pot-grown plants can be successfully overwintered indoors). It is one of the most popular of all bedding plants for parks and gardens worldwide, typically grown in containers but also in [[Bedding (horticulture)|bedding]] schemes. [[Plant propagation|Propagation]] is by seed or stem cuttings (which often root readily in water).<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref> Numerous [[cultivar]]s in a range of colours from white to purple, are widely available commercially, either as seeds or young plants. They include the following:
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| − | *Accent series<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Impatiens'' Accent series|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3137|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref>
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| − | *'Blackberry Ice'
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| − | *'Elfin White'
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| − | *'Extra Dwarf'
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| − | *'Fiesta Ole' ([[Double-flowered|double]] variety)
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| − | *Super Elfin series<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Impatiens walleriana'' Super Elfin Series|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1026|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref>
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| − | *Tempo Series<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Impatiens walleriana'' Tempo Series|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4733|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref>
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| − | *'Wink and Blink'
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| − | Super Elfin series is the dominantly available commercial cultivar group. This group of impatiens was bred by Claude Hope in Costa Rica. Mr. Hope developed this species from its native wild form into one of the most popular bedding plants in the world.<ref>{{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}</ref>
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| − | The following cultivars have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]’s [[Award of Garden Merit]]:-<ref>{{cite web
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| − | | page = 52 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 10 March 2018}}</ref>
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| − | ;Divine Series
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| − | *Divine Violet<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/339096/i-Impatiens-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Divine-Violet-FONT-(Divine-Series)-(NG)/Details | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Impatiens'' ‘Divine Violet’ (Divine Series)
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| − | *Magnum Wild Salmon<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/339069/i-Impatiens-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Magnum-Wild-Salmon-FONT-(Magnum-Series)-(NG)/Details
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| − | | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Impatiens'' Magnum Wild Salmon (Magnum Series) | accessdate = 12 March 2018}}</ref>
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| − | *Compact Blush Pink = Sakimp013<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/339133/i-Impatiens-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Sunpatiens-Compact-Blush-Pink-FONT-Sakimp013-sup-(PBR)-sup-(Sunpatiens-Series)-(NG)/Details
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| − | | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Impatiens'' SunPatiens Compact Blush Pink = Sakimp013 (SunPatiens Series)
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| − | *Compact Electric Orange = Sakimp025<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/339135/i-Impatiens-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Sunpatiens-Compact-Electric-Orange-FONT-Sakimp025-sup-(PBR)-sup-(Sunpatiens-Series)-(NG)/Details
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| − | | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Impatiens'' SunPatiens Compact Electric Orange = ‘Sakimp025’ (SunPatiens Series)
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| − | *Compact Orange = ‘Sakimp011’<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/339144/i-Impatiens-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Sunpatiens-Compact-Orange-FONT-Sakimp011-sup-(PBR)-sup-(Sunpatiens-Series)-(NG)/Details
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| − | | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Impatiens'' SunPatiens Compact Orange = ‘Sakimp011’ | accessdate = 7 March 2018}}</ref>
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| − | *Spreading Variegated Salmon = ‘Sakimp005’<ref>{{cite web
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| − | *Spreading Variegated White = ‘Sakimp018’<ref>{{cite web
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| − | | title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Impatiens'' Spreading Variegated White = ‘Sakimp018’ (SunPatiens Series)
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| − | [[Impatiens downy mildew]] has spread widely in recent years and has seriously damaged the commercial production of ''I. walleriana'' hybrids.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| − | {{commons category|Impatiens walleriana}}
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