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Mystery seedling

haremail Zone 6a

10 years ago

I'm stumped! I got what were proportedly passiflora seeds in a trade, but that is obviously not what grew! These were smallish black seeds, not shiny, a bit smaller than apple seeds. Nicked and soaked, they came up in about 4 days. Can someone help me find out what these are? I have tried to search for them but no luck!

Thanks!
Jamie

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carol23_gw
10 years ago
Perhaps it's Impatiens balsamina.
abgardeneer
10 years ago
Sure looks like it.
haremail Zone 6a
Original Author
10 years ago
Yep, that's it. This one has a red stem but I found some pics just like it. Thanks for speedy ID! I'm not a huge fan of impatiens, but I grew them this long, I guess they can stay. The double flowering form looked good, I'll keep my fingers crossed! ;)

Thanks,
Jamie

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