Impatiens balsamina -- Organic - AusQual Certified - Grown at Greenpatch Organic Seeds
Balsam is a annual flower to 60cm tall, plant in semi-shade position, perfect for pots. Flowers produce a bright range of colours primarily purple and pink. Prefers good well drained moist soil. Frost tender.
How to Grow
Balsam can be sown directly into the garden (or pots) during Spring - Summer, spaced 20cm apart and covered with 5mm of soil. Gently water in new seeds and keep soil moist during germination. You can mulch around the plants once they are big enough to reduce competition from grass or weeds. Balsam is a wonderful semi-shade plant, bringing colour to more parts of the garden.
Balsam is reletively pest free.
Sow Spring - Summer
70 - 80 days to flowering
Seed packet contains approx. 80 seeds
Approx 100 Seeds per gram.
Uses:
Colourful bedding display.