Common name:
Orange balsam
Family:
Scientific name:
Impatiens capensis
Main flower color:
Range:
South and central England, and east Wales; a naturalised species, from North America
Height:
Up to 1.5 m
Habitat:
Riversides, pond margins
Flowers:
Orange, with red blotches; the corolla is somewhat flattened, with a strongly hooked spur at the base, opening to three lobes; one above, two below
Leaves:
Ovate, hairless, lined by shallow, well-separated teeth, fewer than 10 per side
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
