About
A bold, bicolour variety, and a tender but strong growing bushy plant that flowers throughout the warmer summer months with large 6cm wide striped salmon red-pink and white flowers, and rich bronze-green glossy serrated edged, pointed foliage from 7 to 10cm in length. For a long flowering season up until the first real cold and frosts of autumn, keep the plants moist and feed regularly. It's an ideal bedding or patio plant to help brighten up a semi-shady spot in the garden. The plants prefer partial shade in a warm, sheltered position but will grow in sunny spots too. Plants can grow to an ultimate height and width of between 30 and 60cm.
About the genus
Impatiens can be annuals or evergreen perennials, with fleshy stems bearing simple, toothed leaves and solitary or clustered, spurred, 5-petalled flowers
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectWest-facing, South-facing, East-facing, North-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1B
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1 year
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Houseplants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
CultivationGrow on in warm frost free conditions. Acclimatise plants before planting outside in early summer. Pinching out when young will create a well balanced compact plant that is perfect for container cultivation. A useful bedding plant for any well drained soil in partial shade or sun.
PruningPinch out growing tip when young for a well-balanced and well-branched plant. Careful and regular dead-heading can prolong the flowering display well into autumn.
PropagationPropagate by seed or softwood cuttings
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free. May be susceptible to aphids.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free