Genus and species: Impatiens wallerianaCommon Name: Garden Impatiens
Family Name: Balsaminaceae
The #1 bedding plant sold, this plant has paddled shaped leaves as opposed to the serrated leaves of Impatiens hawkeri. The stems are succulent and the flowers have five petals that overlap.
Photos taken August 31, 2011 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.
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