General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Pink
Red
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Unless the particular cultivar has a plant patent or application is pending for a patent.
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • New Guinea Impatiens
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Impatiens hawkeri
  • Synonym: Impatiens schlechteri
  • Synonym: Impatiens lauterbachii
  • Synonym: Impatiens linearifolia
  • Synonym: Impatiens klossii

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Date: 2017-08-13
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: Oct 2
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2017-08-18
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: Oct 2
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: Oct 2
Location: Naples, FL
Date: 2023-02-04

Date: 2022-03-27
Location: Canada
Location: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Date: 2021-06-25
mass planting of several cultivars
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01

Date: 2014-08-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-14-07
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-19
Location: central Illinois
Date: 7-14-08

Date: 2016-07-16
Location: central Illinois
Date: 6-21-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2010-06-21

By Andrew Bossi (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.
Location: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Date: 2021-06-25
in baskets
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-09-07

credit: Prenn
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-03
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 24, 2013 11:56 PM concerning plant:
    "Impatiens hawkeri is a New Guinea Impatiens species that is one of the sources for the popular New Guinea hybrid impatiens. It was the first of the New Guinea species, collected in Papua in 1884 by Lt. Hawker R. N. It was popular in the 19th century as a greenhouse plant. After its discovery, fifteen further New Guinea species were discovered, which were later determined to be different forms of I. hawkeri."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I...

Discussion Threads about this plant
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Wrong ID by sedumzz Nov 28, 2022 8:24 AM 10
This looks like I. hawkeri by purpleinopp May 29, 2022 8:40 AM 4
Looks like I. hawkeri by purpleinopp May 27, 2022 12:59 PM 2
Looks like I. hawkeri by purpleinopp May 27, 2022 12:59 PM 2

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