Impatiens clavicornu – Flowering plants

Impatiens clavicornu is one of the most beautiful flowering plants that grow up to 4-8 inches tall with rootstock tuberous. It has glossy, succulent, circular to heart-shaped leaves with obscurely toothed at the margin. The blooming stem is longer than leaves, up to 15 cm long, bracts ovate. The pink flowers are borne in racemes. The lateral sepals are obliquely ovate. Spur is about 1 cm long, incurved, inflated at the tip, like a club. Standard petal is broader than long. Wings have three nearly equal truncate retuse lobes. Capsules are ellipsoid, seeds minute, clothed with spiral hairs.

Scientific classification

Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens
Species: I. clavicornu
Scientific Name: Impatiens clavicornu
Common Name: Club Spur Balsam

How to grow and care for Impatiens clavicornu

Light

It thrives best in bright indirect sunlight to partial shade. In an area with very hot summers, plant them in partial shade, or shade them from the afternoon sun. An excessive amount of sun may cause browning of foliage, though a lot of shade may make the balsam plant leggy and flowerless.

Soil

It grows well in an evenly moist, organically rich, well-drained, peat moss-based potting mix.

Water

Water regularly, Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy. Flowering plants are thirsty, and they dry out quickly in containers, so check them often. Impatiens will quickly wilt if they are allowed to dry out.

Temperature

It prefers average room temperatures 60°F – 75°F / 16°C – 24°C. In winter do not let the temperature fall below 13°C (55°F).

Fertilizer

Fertilize every two weeks from spring through fall with a high-potassium liquid fertilizer diluted by half.

Propagation:

It can be easily propagated by seed. Sow impatiens seeds in spring or early summer. Germination takes 10 to 20 days at 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pests and Diseases:

Impatiens clavicornu are susceptible to Spider mites, flower thrips, root-knot nematode, whiteflies, and aphids, especially under glass. Caterpillars outdoors. Gray mold, impatiens necrotic spot virus, fungal leaf spots, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Pseudomonas leaf spot, and Verticillium Wilt. If insect or disease problems occur, treat early with organic or chemical insect repellents and fungicide.