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Busy Lizzie

Impatiens walleriana

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Overview

The Impatiens walleriana 'Wisteria' is a mounded double impatiens with lavender blooms brushed in white and dark green foliage. It grows 10-20 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches, flowering from planting to frost. Best in part shade to shade, it prefers average, evenly moist soil and needs no deadheading. Excellent as a filler in containers or shaded beds. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.

Water Medium
Busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana) — It grows 10-20 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches, flowering from planting to frost

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.8333333–1.6666666 Ft.
Mature width
1–2 Ft.

Classification

Family
Balsaminaceae

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Busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana) — making it an easy-care choice
Busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana) — though plants may be lightly shaped or cut back if they become taller than desired.<br><br> In design

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