Poll Results - What color impatiens are you planting this year?

Blue(ish pink)	3 (6%)
Carmine	0 (0%)
Deep Pink	12 (26%)
Mixed - Regular	5 (11%)
Mixed - Pastel	6 (13%)
Orange	6 (13%)
Red	6 (13%)
Salmon	6 (13%)
Violet	9 (20%)
White	16 (35%)
Other	0 (0%)
I don't Plant Impatiens	2 (4%)

Touch Me Not

This is a very old fashioned plant, that I am not very familiar with, but made me stop to look at the tag. It is Impatiens balfourii. It also goes by the common name of Touch Me Not. The name Touch Me Not comes from the fact that if you touch a seed pod, the pod will pop, and seeds will shoot 6-8 feet in the air. I did a bit of online research, and the information about this plant is all over the place. One website says it is a zone 5 plant, which I'm assuming means the seeds will come up the following year. Height ranges were from one foot to five foot. It was a very cool flower, and it did look good in this mixed container, but I'll have to find some to play with it a bit in the garden before I recommend it or not.

Impatiens Color Planting Poll Final Results

Thanks to everyone for voting.

Here are the results for this years color choices:

What color impatiens are you planting this year? You may choose more than one.

• Blue 17 (32%)
• Carmine 6 (11%)
• Deep Pink 19 (35%)
• Mixed -Regular 6 (11%)
• Mixed -Pastel 8 (15%)
• Orange 10 (18%)
• Red 10 (18%)
• Salmon 6 (11%)
• Violet 18 (33%)
• White 22 (41%)
• I don't plant impatiens! 4 (7%)