Balsaminaceae
Buzzy lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
- Family
- Balsaminaceae
- Genus
- Impatiens
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Common names
By language (25)
- Asturian
- Maríes
- Basque
- Baltsamina arrunt
- Chinese
- 苏丹凤仙花, 非洲鳳仙花, 勿碰我, 急性子, 指甲花, 玻璃翠, 矮鳳仙, 非洲凤仙
- Dutch
- Vlijtig liesje
- English
- Buzzy lizzy, Balsam, Busy Lizzie, Impatiens, Sultana
- Finnish
- Ahkeraliisa
- German
- Fleißiges Lieschen
- Hungarian
- Törpe nebáncsvirág, Vízifukszia
- Irish
- Balsaimín
- Japanese
- アフリカホウセンカ, インパチェンス
- Lithuanian
- Valero sprigė
- Malayalam
- ഇമ്പേഷ്യൻസ് വാലെറിയാന, ബാൽസം
- mul
- HoliwsImpatiens walleriana
- nds
- Waoterfoks
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Flittig lise
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Flittiglise
- Persian
- گل حنا
- Polish
- Niecierpek Wallera
- Portuguese
- Alegria-do-lar
- Russian
- Недотрога Уоллера
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇၵၢဝ်း, မႆႉၵၢဝ်း, ၵၢဝ်း
- Spanish
- China
- Swedish
- Flitiga Lisa
- Turkish
- Cam güzeli
- Vietnamese
- Mai địa thảo
Synonyms
- Impatiens bruantii Pynaert
- Impatiens episcopi Veitch
- Impatiens holstii Engl. & Warb. ex Engl.
- Impatiens holstii Engl. & Warb.
- Impatiens lujai De Wild.
- Impatiens petersiana Gilg ex Grignan
- Impatiens sultani Hook.f.
- Impatiens sultanii Hook.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 538 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Samuel Zuluaga, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thegreenj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fernando Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.