The balsam plant is a native of the
Himalayas and has colourful flowers. The flowers are sweet scented and the
plant propagates through spreading of seeds by wind. The blooms are very
colourful and pink in colour. It looks just like an orchid plant growing in the
wild. The balsam plant grows in hilly regions and does not require much
watering.
The balsam plant has a unique way of
propagation. The plants develop seed pods that burst spreading the seeds far
away. The plant grows in large numbers and sometimes the whole mountainous
regions where the plant is seen is covered with pink! The flap of a petal looks
like an helmet and this plant is also called the policeman’s helmet.
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| The fragrant Colourful Balsam flowers on Plant |
The scientific name is Impatiens Balsamina
and actually the balsam plant is a herb producing colourful flowers. There are
many colour seen in balsam plants and many grow tall according tot eh
conditions provided. The plant grown in small containers grows for two to three
feet and flowers profusely. The leaves of balsam are bright green in colour growing
in central arrangement and have wavy edges. The blooms are almost similar to rose flowers and from far they look like roses , just for the fact that they do not have thorns!.
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| Bright Balsam Flowers growing in Container |
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| Close up of Balsam Flower |
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| Close up of leaves of balsam plant |
The best part of the plant is the process
of scattering seeds from their seed pods. The plants burst and scatter their
seeds far away and thus propagation.
Care of Balsam plant in container- Plant grows and blooms during summers and
beginnings of rains. The balsam plant does not tolerate more water and grows
best in hard and firm soil. The roots spread fast and cover the ground and are
not very deep. The plant grows best on slopes and borders of any landscape. The
balsam plants are selected for the colourful show they give.
The seed pods when matured will burst open
anytime and hence you have to collect the seeds when the pod looks mature and
on touch they burst open scattering seeds. The seeds can be grown like any
other plant grown from seed using small containers and having damp soil at
first producing a high moisture environment.
Avoid over watering and have a well
draining soil. The plant also will benefit when grown in conditions where it
receives sunlight for few hours of the day.
The balsam plants flower in many colours and the pink, magenta and red being the most sought after colours by gardeners.
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