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Impatiens
Photo: Assorted
Impatiens, David MacTavish, Hutchinson Farm
#2 Greenhouse, Burlington, ON, May 12 2011
(Rebecca MacTavish, aged 9)
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| Grown at Hutchinson Farm since
1982. Available May 2022 in 4½" pots, hanging
baskets, and hanging pouches. |
Once the most popular bedding plant of all, impatiens
all but disappeared in 2016 due to the downy mildew out
break. Breeders went to work and they're back with new
disease resistant cultivars. What we have learned from
being without shade impatiens for a few years and now
have had a chance in the last couple of years to
evaluate their performance is this: SunPatiens are
superior to regular shade impatiens, in both shade and
sun.
- Description
Winter Hardiness: Annual (very frost sensitive)
Light Requirements: bright shade - part sun
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avoid hot afternoon sun
Where to plant: flower beds, containers, and
hanging baskets
Height: 10 - 16"
Width: 10 - 16"
- Garden Performance
The go to plant for shady areas.
However we have to say SunPatiens do
equally well in shady spots and put on a
bigger show.
- Growing
Guide
Impatiens are just about the easiest flower
you can grow. Watering is crucial -try to
avoid neglect to the point of droopy wilt, they
will come back, but they will drop their flower
petals. Bright shade, and some sun is ideal.
Famous for being a shade plant, if the conditions
are not light enough, impatiens will get leggy,
and not bloom very much. Impatiens will grow in
almost total sun, but they require lots and lots
of water -there are lots of sun-loving plants
better suited to hot
sunny locations. Plant about 8 -12" apart.
Fertilize lightly.
- Colours and Varieties
We are trialing two series
in 2020. This year we will evaluate the colours and
growing habits of these new varieties, and if we're
happy with them, we will grow more in 2021, many in
hanging baskets and pouches. Please note, we will
not be offing flats of impatiens.
- Beacon Bright
Red
Beacon Coral
Beacon Orange
Beacon Rose
Beacon Salmon
Beacon Violet Shades
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