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  9. Busy Lizzie

species 22,169 observations

Busy Lizzie

Impatiens walleriana

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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10 native animals
supported in the US
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Spicebush Swallowtail, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Cloudless Sulphur, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade Dappled shade Full shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Organic
Soil pH
Neutral
Resists
Heavy shade Rabbits
Habit
Clumping Dense Erect Mounding Rounded Spreading
Plant type
Annual Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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