Photographs: County Cork |
Himalayan Balsam / Indian Balsam Flowers are purple-pink or pinkish-white with short spurs. Seeds freely. Oval-lanceolate pointed, toothed leaves, opposite or in whorls of 3. Fleshy, hairless reddish-green stems, sappy. Height to 1.5 metres. Shady riversides, damp wasteland and road edges. Naturalised, very invasive introduction. Increasing. |