I bought this impatiens at a nursery that had no identification for it. When in bloom, it has these fantastic fan tail goldfish looking flowers that are about 1.5" long. The stems are a very attractive maroonish color. One of the most interesting aspects of this plant is the bright pink vein that runs down the center of a dark green, velvety leaf. Anyone know what cultivar or species this impatiens might be?
buckthorne -
Your impatiens looks like 'impatiens velvetea'. Lots of good photos and information if you do a google search.
Here's a link to one in DG plant files.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/145159/index.html
From my Google search, it seems that it is I. velvetea. It has been a very satisfying houseplant as well as a garden plant. It has alwass garners many ooo's and ahh's from the people who see it.
I wonder where seed could be bought, or the plants for that matter.
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