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A plant called 'New Zealand orchid'

19 years ago

I am trying to find the Latin name for a plant which the owner said is commonly known as a New Zealand orchid. It grows about 5 ft tall, has a thick, hollow stem and its flowers are purple and look like a Lady's slipper, blooms in July and has aromatic leaves. It is not an orchid. The seeds are ejected a long way from the plant (the owner said that they land 40-50 ft away) and are now sprouting all over his lawn (ie. highly viable). If you know what this plant could be, please reply!

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morz8 - Washington Coast
19 years ago
I think you may mean impatiens glandulifera

Here is a link that might be useful: Impatiens
charleney
19 years ago
If this is he same as me...I think it is cosidered a noxious weed, but not sure. They are pretty but not enough blooms. They are, however easy to pull out without any real resistance. I had the small 'wild impatiens', before, that I loved, and think they reverted to the hugeys. The big ones want to bloom only from the top. Have one in front of my window, that I cut back by at least half, and looks like it may produce more flowers. If you have one that goes to seed ....it will produce hundreds in following years.
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madrone
Original Author
19 years ago
Thank-you for the link to the website. I've printed the info and added it to my A-Z. It was a plant I've never come across before so was unable to identify it. Thanks!

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