| Author: |
Christopher Grey-Wilson, 1979 | |
Family: |
BALSAMINACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eastern Tanzania |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
1,5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
60-90 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Dark Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Root Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Balsaminaceae family
was given this name by Christopher Grey-Wilson in 1979. It is found in a
small area in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, growing in a well drained
limestone-peat-mix with quite some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
1,5 centimetres in diameter, but quite long. It is said; the seed-plants
form a more distinctive caudex. The entire plant grow from 60 to
90 centimetres in height. The flowers are deep coral-red..
The genera name means
'impatience', referring to the fruits which pops when ripe and
touched. The species name for the colour of the flowers; same as the
colour of a red mineral consisting of native mercuric sulfide HgS. |
