Lavender New Guinea Impatiens is a compact annual with a uniform mounding habit and whorls of near black foliage that enhances its boldly colored flowers. The bright lavender pink flowers have overlapping petals that makes them look fuller and bloom from spring through summer. 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: |
Pink |
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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
IMAGE: Ball Seed, Clockwork™ Lavender New Guinea Impatiens
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
