BOTANICAL NAME IMPATIENS
PRONUNCIATION im - PAY - shunz
COMMON NAME Impatiens Cultivars and Hybrids
FAMILY Balaminaceae
Life Cycle Annual Bedding Plant
Growth Habit Height 12” - 15” Width 12” - 15” Upright/spreading
ARRANGEMENT Opposite
LEAF Elliptical Length 1 1/2” - 2 1/2” Width 3/4” - 1”
COMPOSITION Simple
MARGIN Crenate
VEINS Pinnate
FLOWER Single and double Pink and white
FRUIT
EXPOSURE Sun (New Guinea) Part shade Shade
GROWTH Medium
USE Bedding Plant Pot Plant
DESCRIPTION Succulent stem Flower has a spur ‘New Guinea Hybrids’
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by seed or cuttings Double and New Guinea cultivars patented
PROBLEMS Aphids Spider mites
ZONES Annual
NATIVE OF: Zanzibar