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

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'Applause Orange Blaze' New Guinea impatiens

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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'Celebration Blush Pink' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebration Blush Pink' bears large soft-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Celebration Bright Salmon' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebration Bright Salmon' bears bold salmon-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Celebration Lavender Glow' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebration Lavender Glow' bears large lavender-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Celebration Orange' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebration Orange' bears showy orange flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Celebration Raspberry Rose' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebration Raspberry Rose' produces large raspberry-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Celebrette Deep Red' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebrette Deep Red' produces rich red flowers that attract hummingbirds over dark green foliage. It grows 10 inches tall.
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'Celebrette Purple Stripe' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Celebrette Purple Stripe' produces large purple flowers streaked with white. It grows 10 inches tall.
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'Infinity Lavender' New Guinea impatiens

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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'Infinity Cherry Red' New Guinea impatiens

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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'Painted Paradise Lilac' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Lilac' bears large lilac-color flowers over strongly variegated foliage on a compact, 14-inch-tall plant.
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'Painted Paradise Pink' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Pink' produces pink blooms over variegated foliage on a compact, 14-inch-tall plant.
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'Painted Paradise Red' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Red' shows off red blossoms and variegated foliage. It grows 14 inches tall.
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'Painted Paradise White' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Painted Paradise White' is a white-flowering selection with yellow-variegated foliage. It grows 14 inches tall.
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'Paradise Cherry Rose' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Paradise Cherry Rose' shows off vibrant red-pink flowers on a 16-inch-tall plant.
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'Paradise Lavender on Fuchsia' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Paradise Lavender on Fuchsia' produces lavender flowers with a fuchsia stripe on each petal. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Paradise Mango Orange' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Paradise Mango Orange' produces bright orange flowers on a mounding, 16-inch-tall plant.
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'Paradise Rose on Violet' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Paradise Rose on Violet' bears lavender-pink flowers striped with rose. It grows 16 inches tall.
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'Paradise Salmon Pink' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Paradise Salmon Pink' features pink blooms flushed with orange on a mounding, 16-inch-tall plant.
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'Sonic Magic Pink' New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Sonic Magic Pink' bears big, candy-pink flowers streaked with white on a compact plant.
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See All Kinds

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Garden Plans

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Plant It With

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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

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Stem Cuttings