Deno’s GardenMy Garden

Impatiens scabrida

Himalayan Jewel Orchid · Rough Yellow Balsam · Rugged Yellow Balsam

Family BalsaminaceaeGenus Impatiens

Two swollen green seed capsules hanging from a stem, one beginning to split along its seams
FruitKurt Stüber [1]CC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
annualPlants of the World Online
Flower
Golden-yellowFlora of China
Native range
Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West HimalayaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Flora of China — Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven and Hong Deyuan (eds.); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

40% germination in 19–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Impatiens p. 155Public domain
Show the original text
Impatiens (Balsamaceae). The temperate zone species, I. scabrida germ. 70(2/5 in 19-21 d) and 40(214 in 5th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Impatiens p. 155. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

Add to My Garden

View species page