Impatiens commonly called Busy Lizzie originated in Eastern Africa and Asia and comes from the Balsaminaceae family.
Although they are annuals, impatiens are popular garden flowers that come in a variety of colours such as peach, orange, pink, white, red and purple. There are approximately 850 species including a double, which looks like a rose. There is also the Chinese variety Impatiens omeiana, also known as hardy Impatiens.