Impatiens textorii (Impatiens textori)

Family: Balsaminaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Impatiens textori is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — Young shoots - cooked.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet shaded places in low mountains. By streams and along canals at elevations of 1000 - 1100 metres in eastern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)