New Guinea Impatiens is a popular tropical annual used for bedding with whorls of dark green to bronze foliage. The large, flattened 5-petaled flowers come in a variety of colors and bloom from late spring until frost. Grows best with morning sun and consistently moist and rich well-drained soil. Tolerates full shade. New Guinea are highly resistant to powdery mildew.
This selection has lavender flowers.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
1.5' - 4' |
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Spread: |
1.5’ - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
10 - 12 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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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: Emőke Dénes, Ericales - Impatiens hawkeri - 1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070906-8886 Impatiens hawkeri, CC BY 3.0, (3) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070906-8887 Impatiens hawkeri, CC BY 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
