New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens
New Guinea impatiens provide hard-to-find colors in shade and part sun. This plant adds a tropical flair to any space with its bold, lustrous foliage and showy blooms.
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1 to 3 feet
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1 to 2 feet wide
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garden plans for New Guinea Impatiens
Bountiful Blooms
New Guinea impatiens are a tropical plant hailing from—you guessed it—New Guinea. These plants have succulent stems and attractive foliage that both create a wonderful backdrop for their large blooms. There are also many foliage variations of New Guineas.
Flowers of New Guinea impatiens are like a maximized version of standard impatiens flowers. Pink, white, lavender, and orange create wonderful palettes to incorporate into your garden. All flowers are composed of five thick petals. Impatiens also have a flower spur full of nectar, which makes them a favorite of moths and butterflies.
New Guinea Impatiens Care Must-Knows
New Guinea impatiens are happiest in part shade with consistently moist soil. If they start to wilt, give them a thorough watering and they should be back to normal in a few hours.
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Plant New Guinea impatiens in nutrient-rich, well-drained soil. New Guineas aren't vigorous, so they won't take up a lot of space in a garden bed. They make great accents and create pops of color when mixed with filling shade plants.
Fortunately, New Guinea impatiens are resistant to downy mildew, which can quickly wipe out other impatiens varieties. Typical garden pests like aphids, thrips, and spider mites are common problems that New Guineas can run into.
More Varieties of New Guinea Impatiens
'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.
'Celebration Blush Pink' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Celebration Blush Pink' bears large soft-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
'Celebration Bright Salmon' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Celebration Bright Salmon' bears bold salmon-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
'Celebration Lavender Glow' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Celebration Lavender Glow' bears large lavender-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
'Celebration Orange' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Celebration Orange' bears showy orange flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
'Celebration Raspberry Rose' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Celebration Raspberry Rose' produces large raspberry-pink flowers over dark green foliage. It grows 16 inches tall.
'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.
'Celebrette Purple Stripe' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Celebrette Purple Stripe' produces large purple flowers streaked with white. It grows 10 inches tall.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'Painted Paradise Pink' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Pink' produces pink blooms over variegated foliage on a compact, 14-inch-tall plant.
'Painted Paradise Red' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Painted Paradise Red' shows off red blossoms and variegated foliage. It grows 14 inches tall.
'Painted Paradise White' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Painted Paradise White' is a white-flowering selection with yellow-variegated foliage. It grows 14 inches tall.
'Paradise Cherry Rose' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Paradise Cherry Rose' shows off vibrant red-pink flowers on a 16-inch-tall plant.
'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.
'Paradise Mango Orange' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Paradise Mango Orange' produces bright orange flowers on a mounding, 16-inch-tall plant.
'Paradise Rose on Violet' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Paradise Rose on Violet' bears lavender-pink flowers striped with rose. It grows 16 inches tall.
'Paradise Salmon Pink' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Paradise Salmon Pink' features pink blooms flushed with orange on a mounding, 16-inch-tall plant.
'Sonic Magic Pink' New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens 'Sonic Magic Pink' bears big, candy-pink flowers streaked with white on a compact plant.
Plant New Guinea Impatiens With:
Dianthus
Impatiens
