Balsam


Photo: Sheldon Navie		Balsam Impatiens walleriana Trees and Shrubs Queensland Sub-Tropics Region

	A quick growing herbaceous perennial growing to 30-60cm in height. Thick succulent stems with fresh green leaves bear brightly coloured flowers in Spring ranging from white through pink and red to purple. Some plants produce viable seeds.

HOW IT SPREADS Seeds produced by non sterile hybrids quickly germinate and populate natural areas. Plants are spread through the dumping of garden waste. They can regrow from small pieces of stem.





Other superior selections include; Brachyscome multifida - Hawkesbury River Daisy Xerochrysum bracteatum - Everlasting Daisy Scaevola aemula - Fan Flower Ask your local retailer for more superior selections

Alternative Plants


Photo: Macbird Floraprint		Bedding Begonia Begonia semperflorens Climbing and Ground Cover Plants

	Free branching succulent leaves of varying colours from glossy green to bronze and burgundy. Flowers in profusion throughout the warmer months in a rainbow of colours from white through pink to red.

Photo: Macbird Floraprint		Native Violet Viola hederacea Climbing and Ground Cover Plants

	Rounded glossy leaves form a thick mat of foliage to 15cm high. Beautiful lilac and white violet flowers form on short stalks and cover the plant in the warmer months. This plant performs best with some protection from full sun.

Photo: Macbird Floraprint		New Guinea Impatiens Impatiens 'New Guinea Hybrids' Trees and Shrubs

	Specially bred to form tight bushes to 45cm with leaves from glossy green to bronze and even variegated. A vast array of flower shapes and colours from white to pinks, coral and reds cover the plant in warmer months. These hybrid Impatiens produce little if any viable seed and are considered a more superior selection than old style Impatiens.