| For instant color, plant Impatiens en masse in shade gardens with Ferns and Hostas, or in containers and hanging baskets. These long-blooming annuals and perennials come in many colors and forms, but the most popular and commonly-grown type is Busy Lizzie (Impatiens wallerana). As compact, mounding plants, they are covered with blossoms from late spring to early fall. The New Guinea variety have larger but fewer flowers and variegated leaves and need more sun than other types. Excellent as accent container plants. The more upright-growing Impatiens balsamina produces flowers along the main stem and branches. All need lots of water. Where summers are hot and humid, plant in full sun with adequate water, but they do better with some shade. In hot dry summer areas, plant in partial shade. Perennials grown as annuals may survive mild winters, but replant in spring for vigorous, generous-blooming plants. |
One of the most popular annual Impatiens comes in 16 colors, including appleblossom-colored 'Blush'; pink 'Pearl' with a rose eye; and carmine red 'Lipstick'.
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Attributes - Impatiens wallerana 'Super Elfin'
Plant Type: Annual
Bloom Season: Mid Spring through Early Fall
Flower Color: Lavender, Orange, Peach, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Height: 10 in. to 1 ft.
Width: 1 ft.
Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Notes: Container Plants, Long Blooming, Showy Flowers. Susceptible to Aphids, Beetles, Black Spot, Damping-off, Spider Mites.
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