Impatiens bicolor
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| Impatiens bicolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Balsaminaceae |
| Genus: | Impatiens |
| Species: | I. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Impatiens bicolor Royle | |
Impatiens bicolor, also known as the bicolored balsam, is a species of flowering plant within the family Balsaminaceae.
Impatiens bicolor is an annual plant reaching heights ranging between 26 and 75 cm (10 and 30 in) tall.[1][2] This species possesses bicolored flowers, which can vary in color.[3][4] Flowers are 25 to 30 mm (0.98 to 1.18 in) long, borne on peduncles 35–95 mm (1.4–3.7 in) long with pedicels about 15 to 20 mm (0.59 to 0.79 in) (extending to 25 mm (0.98 in) when in fruit). The leaves are elliptic to elliptic-ovate with crenate-dentate margins and petioles up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long bearing two basal glands.[2]