Mr. Impatiens is none other than Derick Pitman. He lives Sacramento, California, where it is a little too hot for most of his favorite plants to grow. Derick has been collecting and studying impatiens for nearly ten years. He loves any kind of information on these plants that he can find, whether it be scientific or horticultural, so he has amassed a great deal of information on these plants. He is also the founder of the now-defunct International Impatiens Society and loves to talk Impatiens with anyone who is interested.

He is currently working with the Strybing Botanical Gardens in San Francisco where he takes great pains to grow and bring Impatiens species into cultivation. He has given many species to Kartuz’s Greenhouses and Annie’s Annuals to help in the distribution of these wonderful plants to folks who want to grow them. They can also be found at the Strybing plant sales which, is every second Saturday of each month. Some are even appearing on E-Bay so you might want to check that out as well. Many of the species that are now appearing are from his collection.

If you want to contact Mr. Impatiens his email is balsaminaceae@yahoo.com

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