Gul-Mehndi

Impatiens balsamina var. macrantha

HerboutdoorMedicinal

How to identify Gul-Mehndi

Identify Gul-Mehndi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a herb habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Large-flowered garden balsam cultivar.
Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
Confirm flower colour: Pink.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-January.
Confirm it sits within the Balsaminaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gul-Mehndi.

Leaf arrangement: AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.
Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Characters marked “recorded” are for Gul-Mehndi itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family.

Characters marked “recorded” are for Gul-Mehndi itself; the rest are typical of the Balsaminaceae family — flowering plants only.

Impatiens balsamina var. macrantha is a herb in the Balsaminaceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from December to January.

Botanical family

Balsam/Touch-me-not family

Gul-Mehndi belongs to the Balsaminaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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