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Re: Red stem mystery plant's name

> About two weeks ago I described a mystery plant that was growing in 
> my garden. I have found out what it was from a gardening show on tv .
> 
> It was the red stem, 3 foot plant that was super..The flowers were in 
> clusters and it  looked a bit like a snap dragon. .it is Impatiens 
> grandiflorum, known as "touch me not". It grows well in any part of 
> Canada but may be invasive.  it is an annual that grows well from the 
> seed it disperses...so a bit like Cosmos.
> I know it is not a perennial for this group to discuss but may help 
> some of you fill in some spaces.

Well, I wasn't going to mention it because it's an annual, but Mallorn
Computing's plant of the month for September was Impatiens pallida,
another one of the large Impatiens.

You can see it at:

   http://www.mallorn.com/pom/Sep97/

Some of the information probably applies to Impatiens grandiflorum as
well...

Chris

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