Balsaminaceae
Himalayan balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
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Common names
By language (30)
- Bulgarian
- Жлезиста слабонога
- Chinese
- 腺柄凤仙花, 腺柄鳯仙花, 喜马拉雅凤仙花
- Czech
- Netýkavka žláznatá, Netýkavka Royleova
- Danish
- Kæmpe-Balsamin
- Dutch
- Reuzenbalsemien, Reuzebalsemien, Springbalsemien
- English
- Himalayan balsam, Ornamental jewelweed, Policeman's helmet
- Estonian
- Verev lemmalts
- Finnish
- Jättipalsami
- French
- Balsamine de l'Himalaya, Balsamine de lhimalaya, Balsamine glanduleuse, Balsamine géante, Impatiente de l'Himalaya, Impatiente glanduleuse
- German
- Drüsiges Springkraut, Emscherorchidee, Indisches Springkraut, Wupperorchidee
- gsw
- Drüsiges Springkraut
- hsb
- Wysoki pryskawc
- Hungarian
- Bíbor nebáncsvirág
- Irish
- Lus na pléisce
- kw
- Basnet gwithyas
- Latvian
- Puķu sprigane
- Lithuanian
- Bitinė sprigė
- Luxembourgish
- Drüse-Sprangkraut
- Malayalam
- ഹിമാലയൻ ബാൽസം
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kjempespringfrø
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kjempespringfrø
- os
- Æфсæнгонд æнæвнæл
- Polish
- Niecierpek gruczołowaty, Niecierpek himalajski
- Portuguese
- Balsamina-dos-himalaias, Balsamina-gigante
- Russian
- Недотрога железистая
- Slovak
- Netýkavka žliazkatá
- Slovenian
- Žlezava nedotika
- Spanish
- Impaciencia
- Swedish
- Jättebalsamin
- Welsh
- Jac y neidiwr
Synonyms
- Balsamina glandulifera (Royle) Ser.
- Balsamina macrochila (Lindl.) Ser.
- Balsamina roylei (Walp.) Ser.
- Impatiens candida Lindl.
- Impatiens cornigera Hook.
- Impatiens glandulifera f. albida (Hegi) B.Boivin
- Impatiens glandulifera f. pallidiflora (Hook.f.) Weath.
- Impatiens glanduligera Lindl.
- Impatiens macrochila Lindl.
- Impatiens moschata Edgew.
- Impatiens royleana Payer
- Impatiens roylei Walp.
- Impatiens roylei f. albida Hegi
- Impatiens roylei var. candida (Lindl.) Hook.f.
- Impatiens roylei var. macrochila (Lindl.) Hook.f.
- Impatiens roylei var. moschata (Edgew.) Hook.f.
- Impatiens roylei var. pallidiflora Hook.f.
- Impatiens sulcata var. glandulifera (Royle) R.Kr.Singh & D.Borah
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 5,767 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guptaele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Varinder Naturaphile, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bin Aden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Valentin Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.