Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) DJHC98415

qingchanganica 'Emei Dawn'

A wonderful collection gathered at high altitude by Dan Hinkley on the fabled E'meishan, Sichuan China in 1998. A hardy perennial species arising from slowly creeping underground rhizomes, with lax fleshy stems to only 30cm tall carrying broadly elliptic crenate un-marked leaves. Bearing elongated helmet-shaped shell-pink all female flowers with long spurs and yellow darker spotted throats, from mid summer well into the autumn. Easily grown in light shade in a humus rich soil.