Impatiens glandulifera HIMALAYAN BALSAM (plant)

Himalayan balsam is a very vigorous annual explosive plant with beautiful pink flowers, very fragrant in summer.
It is found mainly in the Himalayan range on the Asian continent.

This beautiful Himalayan plant is perfectly suited to shady places and full sun where it will flower all summer.
It will need a lot of additional humidity.
It requires a lot of water during its development.

Its curious flowers are a pastel pink that you can admire in your flowerbeds, at the edge of a pond or in a container.
Requires some watering in mid-summer.

Its seeds are contained in elongated capsules which burst or even explode by relaxing the stem when they are mature, violently projecting the seeds up to two meters from the plant, it is truly atypical as a mode of reproduction.

Its seeds can be used to make oil, they would have a nutty taste.
It is a plant that is part of Bach flowers.

Himalayan balsam plant 10 to 20 cm high, delivered in plugs.
Upon receipt, plant the plant in a relatively large pot or directly in the ground in a semi-shaded location.
It is necessary to water copiously after planting.

• Beautiful fragrant pink flowers in summer.
• Very fast growing plant.

Do not consume without medical advice.

Be careful, the plant can be invasive.
We advise you to prune the plant quickly as soon as flowering ends so that it cannot reproduce by seed.