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About Balsam
Balsam is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Balsam likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Balsam belongs to the Impatiens genus, and is native to Western and South India and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens
Balsaminaceae
Ericales
Also known as
Garden balsam, Rose balsam, Touch-me-not and Spotted snapweed

How to care for Balsam
How often to water your Balsam

every 9
Balsam needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Balsam in your home

a window
Balsam love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Balsam does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Balsam in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Balsam

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Balsam after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What are they I can’t find them in the plant list. The 1st one is suppose to be Hawaiian impatiens and the other Joseph’s coat choco-chili #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #Impatiens #JosephsCoat #help #PlantID
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Is this supposed to have yellow dipped like leaves? #Impatiens
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Help, not sure what my plant needs? #Impatiens
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My plant lips is drawing #Impatiens
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I love watering days!! 🤗 Everyone is corralled on the kitchen island waiting for their dunk into the tub 🛁 Also, #BonnieTheTreeFrog and #BennyTheTreeFrog are both out at the same time! 🐸💚 The #Impatiens I grew from seed have FINALLY bloomed, and my yellow rose bush has produced literally the biggest rose I’ve EVER SEEN! 🤩 It’s about 5” across! 😮 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PetsAndPlants #NewGrowth #RoseBush #PLANTMAFIA #WateringDay #babevila
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Impatiens problems Hey lovely Greggers 👋 I was hoping some of our group have had and dealt with this issue I'm having (again) with my #impatiens Niamniamensis 😭 She was growing so healthy and happy until early summer, when my jungle got blitzed by bloody thrips... The damage on her leaves isn't typical of thrip damage to my eyes, but it started at the same time. She lost just about every leaf she had (new ones were growing in tightly spiralled and curled and would drop before maturing). I dealt with the original infestation... And she recovered! 🥳💚 But now the same thing is happening again 😭 is this thrips? Or an Impatiens reaction to thrips? (They are particularly sensitive from what I've read). I'm treating her with neem and she's in isolation. I hope you can see the almost translucent wee dots on her leaves? And the curly new growth. They almost look wet, but they're not, just little translucent dots or spots... No thrip poop to be seen. Any advice you can collectively give me would be so appreciated!! 🙏🥰 Thank you! Xx #greggang #theamigos #brunchataudreys #help #planttherapy #plantaddict #plantmafia
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What's up with my plant? #Impatiens I bought this plant at Kroger where it was displayed with plants I know are full sun plants. I put on the bottom shelf of an ESE facing plant stand (with two shelves above it and a shade tree in front but it still gets some sun. A few hours after I got it, it was completely wilted - and not from lack of water. It's still wet enough two days after being moved to the shade of our porch. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
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Why are my leaves whitening #Impatiens
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I just moved Sir Plancelot outdoors for the growing season. My question is do I fertilize while he’s flowering ot fertilize more because it is early growing season? #Impatiens
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#NewPlantMom #Impatiens My plant is still in the plastic container from the store. Should I repot it?
Care Summary for Balsam
Balsam
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
