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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; fall sowing in zones 9-10