Re: African Impatiens


Thanks, Jim.
Pretty sure it's I. niamniamensis.  Cultivar is Blondie.
Kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: James R. Fisher <garrideb@well.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 5/11/2003 6:39:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] African Impatiens
>
> Kitty Morrissy wrote:
> > Trying to find the species namefor African impatiens.  Narrowed down to
> > niamnimensis or auricoma.  Anyon eknow? Kitty
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> I know that I. niamniamensis is African, there are clones of
> it called 'African King', 'African Queen' and 'Congo <I forget>'.
> I'm not sure about I. auricoma ; another name for it is
> I. comorense, indicating origin in the Comoro Islands, hence
> not African.
> There's more than one African Impatiens; I. hians being one;
> if you can find that one, grab it.
> -jrf
> -- 
> Jim Fisher
> Vienna, Virginia USA
> 38.9 N 77.2 W
> USDA Zone 7
> Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
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