Petticoat Dark Red Impatiens is a compact annual with a fuller mounding habit and whorls of dark green foliage that enhances its boldly colored flowers. The dark red flowers have overlapping petals that makes them look fuller and bloom from mid spring into fall. Grows best with morning sun and consistently moist and rich well-drained soil. Tolerates full shade. New Guinea are highly resistant to powdery mildew.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
0.5’ - 1' |
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Spacing: |
1' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
10 - 12 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Water Regularly. Potential disease issues include impatiens necrotic spot virus, blights, and rots. Potential pests are aphids, mealybugs, thrips, whitefly, slugs and snails. Pinch back stems when young to encourage compact growth and new branching.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Wildlife Garden, Indoors, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Azalea, Sweetspire, Pieris
IMAGES: mogollon_1, DSC_0300, (2) Rexness, Impatiens
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
