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Balsam
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Impatiens balsamina
Plant type:
warm-season annual
Height:
18 inches
Location and soil:
part shade; moist, well-drained soil
Uses:
bedding, border, edging, containers
Bloom time:
summer
Color range:
pink, purple, rose
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
3-4 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
8-14 days
Germination temp.:
70 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
surface sow
Needs light or dark to germinate:
light
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
10 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
also known as Lady's Slipper; pinch back once or twice before setting out to encourage compact, bushy growth
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