Garden Balsam Seeds - Annual Flower
Impatiens balsamina
Life Cycle: Annual
Height: 2-3 ft
Max Width: 18 in
USDA Zone: 5-9
Light: Full Sun / Partial Sun
Harvest: Flowers in 60-70 days
Garden Balsam Seeds - Impatiens balsamina
$4.95Price
- Common Names = Garden Balsam / Touch-Me-Not / Rose Balsam / Spotted Snapweed
- Heat-tolerant; Attracts butterflies, bees and beneficial insects
- Colorful flowers range from pink, red, purple, and white
- Self-seeds prolifically when seedheads are allowed to develop
- Leaves, young shoots and seeds are cooked in culinary dishes
- Medicinal herb in the Philippines and Asia; flowers are used for colorful dye
- Used in herbal remedies for joint pain, burns & scalds, and as an expectorant