Impatiens
Impatiens selections
What would we do without impatiens? It's the old reliable for shade gardens when you want eye-popping color all season long. The plants bloom in just about every color except true blue and are well suited to growing in containers or in the ground. If you have a bright spot indoors, you may be able to grow impatiens all year as an indoor plant.
- Light:
- Shade
- Plant Type:
- Annual,Indoor Plant
- Plant Height:
- 1-2 feet tall
- Plant Width:
- 1-2 feet wide
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers,Beds & Borders,Groundcover
- Special Features:
- Flowers,Easy to Grow
Top Varieties
Impatiens 'Fanfare Orchid' trails to 20 inches and produces orchid-pink flowers. It has better sun tolerance than most varieties.
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Impatiens 'Fiesta Burgundy' bears beautiful burgundy-purple double flowers on 16-inch-tall plants.
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Impatiens 'Fiesta Ole Peppermint' bears beautiful pink-and-white double flowers on compact, 12-inch-tall plants.
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Impatiens 'Fiesta Ole Purple Stripe' bears purple-and-white double flowers all summer long. It grows 16 inches tall and 1 foot wide.
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Impatiens 'Fiesta Pink Frost' features variegated foliage and pink double flowers all summer long. It grows 16 inches tall and 1 foot wide.
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Impatiens 'Fiesta Stardust Pink' bears pink double flowers stippled with white. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Fusion Glow' bears golden-yellow flowers with orange throats. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Fusion Heat Coral' bears coral-orange flowers with yellow throats. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Fusion Infrared Apricot' bears apricot-pink flowers with yellow-orange throats. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Impatiens 'Pixie Pink Bicolor' bears many small creamy-pink flowers splashed with darker pink on 12-inch-tall plants.
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Impatiens 'Swirl Coral' bears soft salmon-pink blooms with darker coral-pink edges on 12-inch-tall plants.
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Impatiens 'Tempo' series bears flowers in a very wide range of shades on compact, 8-inch-tall plants.
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Garden Plans
Island Bed 1
Lush Foliage Garden Plan
Evening Garden
Nook Garden
Annual Garden for Shade
Red-Theme Garden Plan
Bold Woodland Garden Plan
Bold and Bright Foundation Garden Plan
Shady Birdbath Garden Plan
Shade-Loving Container Garden Plan
Colorful Mailbox Garden Plan
Colorful Front Yard Cottage Garden Plan
Little Fountain Garden Plan
Island Bed 1
Lush Foliage Garden Plan
Evening Garden
Nook Garden
Annual Garden for Shade
Red-Theme Garden Plan
Bold Woodland Garden Plan
Bold and Bright Foundation Garden Plan
Shady Birdbath Garden Plan
Shade-Loving Container Garden Plan
Colorful Mailbox Garden Plan
Colorful Front Yard Cottage Garden Plan
Little Fountain Garden Plan
Plant It With
Browallia
Browallia
Mix blue browallia with pink, white, or lavender impatiens for a steady show of soft color all the way to fall.
BegoniaBig, beautiful tuberous begonias are a great accent to impatiens, especially double-flowering impatiens.
Wishbone flowerCreate subtle textural contrast by mixing wishbone flowers with impatiens plantings.
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