Walleriana Impatiens

Impatiens flowers are seen in almost every corner or the mountains and plains of Yilan County.

 The scientific name of this ever flowering plant is Impatiens, which has hundreds of species.
In the U.K. they are also called "busy lizzie".

 This double impatiens flower variety now can be seen in the Farm's garden.

This attractive flower comes in various colors of red, pink, white or orange.

 A double impatiens variety, too!

All impatiens flowers taste bitter and a little toxic when ingested.
Their common name is "touch-me-not",which refer to their seeds capsules.
When these seeds matures, they "explode" when touched, thus scattering seeds several meters away
and propagating them rapidly.

We play with the seeds, touch and watch them explode during the tour as I did when I was young!