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Re:Mysterious plant

17 years ago

Found this growing wild in my side yard ,does anyone know if this is an impatiens plant and do they grow wild...no one around me has any like this that I know...so I dont know what it is or where it came from...will try and put picture up now...thanks Tom

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tomasincas
Original Author
17 years ago
this is the same plant diff. day , diff. camera setting , tried to get front view to see if will help identify
doc_dot
17 years ago
Looks like "balsam" to me. They seed profusely, and birds enjoy spreading the joy!

I found a link to the NCState site..
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/annuals/impatiens_balsamina.html
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fairy_toadmother
17 years ago
looks like mine!

Here is a link that might be useful: name that plant, seed packets thread
lrobins
17 years ago
However, Impatiens balsamina is non-native to North America, and potentially invasive too if it seeds as profusely as the other posters suggest. (Keep in mind that "pretty flowers" do not reduce the potential invasiveness of a plant, e.g. Rosa multiflora.)

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IMPAT

Our (eastern US) native Impatiens species are Impatiens capensis, Jewelweed and I. pallida.

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IMCA

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