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Impatiens is a low-grass plant of the balsamic family that is grown at home because of its bright unusual colors. Under natural conditions, it grows in the tropics and subtropics of Africa, and it is also cultivated in temperate latitudes in Europe and America. He has other names: balsam impatiens, light, touchy, wet Vanka. This flower is suitable even for beginners, because it is unpretentious and grows quickly.
Impatiens species
The flower is a low shrub, up to 60 cm in height. The leaves are small, have a uniform green color. Shepherd's flowers appear at the end of spring and continue to replace each other until the end of the warm period. In nature, there are several varieties of impatiens, but breeders have brought out a huge number of varieties:
- Waller is a branched bush, on which small flowers of different shades of red are formed. Its height reaches 60 cm, but on the basis of this species the mixed varieties were bred: symphony( with red and pink flowers), futur( bright flowers), King Kong( round bush with large bright flowers), novette( plant up to 15 cm inheight), colorpower dark red( bright red bloom), lavender flame( red and pink flowers).Hawker's
- is a species that is distinguished by oblong lanceolate leaves and large flowers. Shrubs grow tall and sprawling in good light.
- Niamey does not look like other varieties. The impatiens' flowers are accreted and look like large red, yellow beans or a combination of them. Its variation is velveteen, which blooms with light beige flowers of unusual shape.
- Peters is a species with dark green leaves on long petioles. The bush is tall and not particularly sprawling, its flowers have the usual shape, color of different shades of red and pink.
- Iron-bearing is an annual bush, often used to decorate flowerbeds and near-house plots. The leaves are large, oblong. Petals of individual flowers are curved outward and painted in red, pink, burgundy colors.
- Balsam is another variety that is grown as an annual flowerbed decoration. It does not tolerate frost. Buds large, bright, each of them contains a large number of petals.
- Tamarinda is a small indoor plants that bloom for several years. The leaves and flowers are large, the bushes themselves are lush. There are two main varieties of this variety: white( with white flowers) and purple blue( with red and bright raspberry buds).
The plant is also called impatiens ampel. This means that it is grown in hanging pots or vases. With proper care, it forms a solid ball of leaves and flowers that fall down along the edges of the pot.
Planting and care rules
Representatives of the Impatiens variety can propagate by seed or cutting. In place of the buds appear fruits, each of which contains a large number of seeds. They can be stored at room temperature, and they can germinate for another 6 years. Also suitable for reproduction apical cuttings about 6 cm in length. They are left in the water until they take root, and then transplanted into the ground.
Even a beginner can cope with the landing and care of the impatiens with ampel. The plant feels good in the universal shop soil and any other types of soil. For him, a deep, but not too wide capacity will do. Drainage is laid out at the bottom, since no moisture should accumulate in the pots. For better flowering bushes should be fed with mineral fertilizers during the growing season. In the warm season they are added to water for irrigation.
The lighting is also unpretentious. They grow both in the sun and in the shade of other plants, but it is better to choose well-lit areas. So in the photo impatiens looks bright, and its flowers grow large. This plant is thermophilic, the most comfortable temperature for it is 20-25 degrees. With a cold snap up to 13-15 ° C it may freeze and die.
Shrubs feel comfortable with high humidity. On sunny days it is recommended to spray them with water from a spray bottle.
Impatiens are ornamental flowers that are easy to grow in a house or on house plots. Breeders brought a huge number of varieties that differ from each other in size, leaf shape and color of the petals. In natural conditions, the plant grows in a tropical climate, so at home he needs to create similar conditions. It does not tolerate frosts, so even in winter you need to monitor the temperature. With proper care and maintenance, bushes bloom almost the entire warm season, and some representatives can produce new buds right up to November.
