Impatiens sodenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae known by the common names poor man's rhododendron,[3] Oliver's touch-me-not,[4] and shrub balsam.
[5] It is native to Kenya and Tanzania,[5] and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
The greenish fruit capsule is up to 2.4 centimeters long and undergoes explosive dehiscence when mature.
[3] This is the most commonly grown impatiens in New Zealand, where it has escaped cultivation and become a weed.
[6] It is documented as an introduced species in the Canary Islands, Hawaii, and Colombia.