Impatiens Flower Meaning and Symbolism
Impatiens flowers are native to East Africa and are members of the Basaminaceae family. They are popularly known as ‘touch me not’. George Bowles discovered impatiens in 1632, and Carl Linneasa, a Swedish naturalist, named it impatiens noli-tangere. Impatiens flowers come in many varieties, but the most common and widely cultivated is impatiens walleriana. This …