Re: touch me nots
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: touch me nots
- From: "* N* <n*@sun-spot.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 19:13:13 -0000
Don,
I looked up balsam impatiens and that is exactly what they are. Thank you,
another of my gardening mysteries solved. I also happened to notice that
Garden Gate magazine did a short piece on them. I am going to ask for more
from my secretary now that I know what they are and their growing habits.
Amy
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> From: Don Martinson <dmartin@post.its.mcw.edu>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: touch me nots
> Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 3:12 AM
>
> >A friend at work gave me some plants last year that she called "touch me
> >nots."
> >
> >Anyway, this plant grows about three feet tall, gets kind of bush-like
with
> >leaves that look something like maple leaves, and has flowers that
remind
> >you of snapdragons. Mine are purple, salmon, and light pink. She also
has
> >some red ones at her house.
> >
> >Does anyone know what these might be and the latin name?
> >Thanks for the help,
> >
> >Amy
> >zone 6 Kentucky
> >
>
>
> Amy,
>
> I think you are referring to what I know as the balsam impatiens (also
> touch-me-not), which is Impatiens balsamina.
>
>
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> d*@post.its.mcw.edu
>
> "Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
> Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
>
>
>
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