XDR Purple Impatiens is a popular compact tropical annual used for bedding with whorls of green foliage that occasionally have a bronze-red cast. The large, flattened 5-petaled rich purple flowers bloom from late spring until frost. Grows best with morning sun and consistently moist and rich well-drained soil. Tolerates full shade. The Imara XDR series is extremely 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: |
Purple |
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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: Famartin, 2020-11-17 14 33 20 Impatiens walleriana with red-purple flowers blooming in late autumn along Metrotech Drive at the Sully Place Shopping Center in Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Sahilrathod, Flower of Euphorbia milii, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Famartin, 2020-11-17 14 33 17 Impatiens walleriana with red-purple flowers blooming in late autumn along Metrotech Drive at the Sully Place Shopping Center in Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0
