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Nice looking plant from Specks.de.


The flower by Wikrom.


This one, I found at  Grootscholten.

Author:  William Grant Craib, 1926
Family:  BALSAMINACEAE
Origin:  Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Soil:  Rich
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  10 Centimetres
Height:  1 Meter
Flower:  White / Light Pink
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  -
Synonyms:  -

This member of the Balsaminaceae family was described by William Grant Craib in 1926. It is found in the heights of the Chiang Dao Mountain, Chiang Mai; Northern Thailand and in Myanmar and Vietnam, growing in limestone pockets with some water and some sun. The thickened stem will grow to ten centimetres in diameter and reach for one meter in height. The flowers will appear in February, and are white with a pink or orange centre. This plant can only be reproduced by seeds.

The genera names mean 'impatience', referring to the fruits which pops when ripe and touched. The species in named after W. Kerr, former gardener in KEW and plant collector in eastern Asia.


Nice caudex, now I hope for some roots!