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New Guinea Impatiens


Impatiens selections

New Guinea Impatiens

Like their more common cousins, New Guinea impatiens provide hard-to-find brilliant color in shade. And it's not just the flowers. The foliage is often brilliantly, exotically colorful as well. These tropical plants really shine in containers, where they thrive in the perfect soil and drainage, but they also do well in the ground as long as you take the time to improve the soil and work in plenty of compost. Note that they're a bit more sun-tolerant than common impatiens.

Plant established plants in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Keep soil moist and fertilize lightly but regularly.

Light:
Sun
Plant Type:
Annual
Plant Height:
1-2 feet tall
Plant Width:
1-2 feet wide
Landscape Uses:
Containers,Beds & Borders
Special Features:
Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Easy to Grow
Top Varieties

Impatiens 'Applause Orange Blaze' bears bright orange flowers over variegated foliage. It's more cold tolerant than many other varieties and grows 1 foot tall and wide.
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Impatiens 'Celebration Blush Pink' bears large soft-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Celebration Bright Salmon' bears bold salmon-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Celebration Lavender Glow' bears large lavender-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Celebration Orange' bears showy orange flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Celebration Raspberry Rose' produces large raspberry-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Celebrette Deep Red' produces rich red flowers that attract hummingbirds over dark green foliage. It grows 10 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Celebrette Purple Stripe' produces large purple flowers streaked with white. It grows 10 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Infinity Lavender' shows off large light lavender-purple flowers all summer and fall. It grows 14 inches tall and wide.
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Impatiens 'Infinity Cherry Red' shows off eye-catching bright red flowers all summer and fall. It grows 14 inches tall and wide.
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Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Lilac' bears large lilac-color flowers over strongly variegated foliage on a compact, 14-inch-tall plant.
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Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Pink' produces pink blooms over variegated foliage on a compact, 14-inch-tall plant.
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Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Red' shows off red blossoms and variegated foliage. It grows 14 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Painted Paradise White' is a white-flowering selection with yellow-variegated foliage. It grows 14 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Paradise Cherry Rose' shows off vibrant red-pink flowers on a 16-inch-tall plant.
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Impatiens 'Paradise Lavender on Fuchsia' produces lavender flowers with a fuchsia stripe on each petal. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Paradise Mango Orange' produces bright orange flowers on a mounding, 16-inch-tall plant.
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Impatiens 'Paradise Rose on Violet' bears lavender-pink flowers striped with rose. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Paradise Salmon Pink' features pink blooms flushed with orange on a mounding, 16-inch-tall plant.
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Impatiens 'Sonic Magic Pink' bears big, candy-pink flowers streaked with white on a compact plant.
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Plant It With
Dianthus

Grow low varieties of dianthus with New Guinea impatiens for a colorful and fragrant display of flowers from spring to fall.

Impatiens

While New Guinea impatiens tolerates sun, it also does fine in shade. Create a fun mix by planting New Guinea impatiens with mini impatiens, such as the 'Firefly' series.

Sweet potato vine

In containers, dress up dark-leaf New Guinea impatiens with the bright foliage of chartreuse sweet potato vine.

Propagation
Stem Cuttings