Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Brazil
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Impatiens capensis
Number of Varieties
330
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Cropland, Forests, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-911-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
bees, Wasps
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Insects
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antivinous, Diarrhea, Fertility, Piles, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
MIMOSA pudica
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Action Plant, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not
In Hindi
Silver bells
छुई मुई
In German
Silver bells
Berühre mich nicht
In French
Silver bells
Balsamine
In Spanish
Silver bells
No me toques
In Greek
Silver bells
Αγγίξτε-me-not
In Portuguese
Silver bells
Não me toque
In Polish
Silver bells
Niecierpek
In Latin
Silver bells
Palpate Me, non-
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ebenales
Geraniales
Family
Asparagaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Halesia
Impatiens
Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4200
1
27800
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