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New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens X 'New Guinea'

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Overview

New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens x 'New Guinea') are vibrant, herbaceous perennials popular for their lush foliage and bright, flat-faced flowers. Typically reaching heights of 12-24 inches, with a similar spread, these shade-tolerant plants thrive in rich, well-drained soil. Ideal for USDA Hardiness Zones 10-12, they bloom from spring to frost, providing a continual splash of color to garden beds, containers, and hanging baskets with minimal maintenance.

Sun Half, ShadeWater Extra in Summer, HighZones 10–10Type Annual, PerennialClimate Subtropical
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — well-draining soil with a consistent moisture level; consider mass planting New Guinea Impatiens, image 59

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Extra in Summer, High
USDA zones
10–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Annual, Perennial
Family
Balsaminaceae
Climate
Subtropical

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New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — Ideal for USDA Hardiness Zones 10-12; typically reaching heights of 12-24 inches
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — When creating your landscape design; grown for their strikingly large flowers and broad, image 64
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — or hanging baskets to enliven your client's outdoor space; annual / perennial with lavender and, image 66
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — they bloom from spring to frost; these annuals flourish in a range of conditions but prefer partial to full
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — lavender and orange and pink and purple and red and white flowers in the garden; providing a, image 67
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — consider mass planting New Guinea Impatiens for a dramatic effect or use them in borders; periodic watering
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — these plants are generally free from serious pests and diseases
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — providing a continual splash of color to garden beds; these plants are generally free from serious pests and
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — making them a low-maintenance option for busy gardeners; herbaceous perennials popular for their lush foliage
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — While they are more tolerant of the sun than their traditional Impatiens counterparts; these, image 60
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — lavender and orange and pink and purple and red and white flowers in the garden; providing a continual splash
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — they bloom from spring to frost
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — providing a continual splash of color to garden beds; these plants are generally free from, image 75
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — herbaceous perennials popular for their lush foliage and bright; ideal for USDA Hardiness Zones, image 47
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — these annuals flourish in a range of conditions but prefer partial to full shade
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — annual / perennial for half or shade; or hanging baskets to enliven your client's outdoor space
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — annual / perennial for half or shade; or hanging baskets to enliven your client's outdoor space, image 69
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — The plant's leaves themselves are eye-catching; lavender and orange and pink and purple and red and white
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — or hanging baskets to enliven your client's outdoor space
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — annual / perennial with lavender and orange and pink and purple and red and white blooms, image 68
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — these shade-tolerant plants thrive in rich; when creating your landscape design
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — and hanging baskets with minimal maintenance; annual / perennial for half or shade
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — The plant's leaves themselves are eye-catching; lavender and orange and pink and purple and red, image 56
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens X 'New Guinea') — New Guinea Impatiens should be planted in rich, image 35
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