Impatiens stenantha, Hardy Impatiens clay-tolerant offering its starry white flowers

offering its starry white flowers with mahogany stems from midsummer into fall

An elegant American native:  pure white nodding spring flowers

When there is texture and color like this

It may be grown as a shrub or trained as a small tree

and it's a delight to see the bees nestle in for pollen

Impatiens stenantha, Hardy Impatiens clay-tolerant offering its starry white flowersComing to us from Yunnan, China, this hardy impatiens has olive green leaves with scalloped edges and a matte surface; their bright yellow gnome's cap flowers have red speckled throats and upturned spurs, and bloom spring through fall! Let it grow upward or trail along the garden floor, pot it, or let it spill over a shaded wall. One of the shorter of the hardy Impatiens, with fine textured foliage and plentiful petite, sweet flowers. Cool, bright