Impatiens

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Impatiens walleriana

Plant type: warm-season annual

Height: 6-8 inches or 1-2 feet

Location and soil: full shade; rich soil

Uses: bedding, border, edging, containers

Bloom time: summer

Color range: coral, fuchsia, orange, pink, red, white

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 6-10 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: -

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 15-20 days

Germination temp.: 70-75 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: surface sow

Needs light or dark to germinate: light

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: 12 inches

Growing On...

Pests:

Diseases:

Growing tips: also known as Busy Lizzy; one of the best annuals for shade; pinch back once or twice before setting out to promote compact, bushy growth.

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