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Balsaminaceae
Balsam
Impatiens parviflora
Also known as Touch-me-not, Garden balsam, Jewelweed, Impatiens nevskii
Native Plants · Balsam · Impatiens · Shade Tolerant · Self-Seeding · Annual · Woodland · Touch-Me-Not · Wildflower · Garden Weed · Easy Care
Small balsam is a shade-tolerant annual-like plant that self-seeds readily, making it ideal for filling shaded garden beds and woodland edges. Keep the soil consistently moist and protect from strong afternoon sun, as the delicate foliage can scorch easily. While often considered a weed in parts of Europe, it can be a charming, low-effort addition to informal garden schemes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil evenly moist; avoid letting the soil dry out · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Manchuria, Mongolia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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