BOTANICAL NAME: Impatiens Sweet Orange'
OTHER NAMES:  New Guinea Impatiens, 
GROUP/CLASS:  Florific Series
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 25 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 30 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Part shade to shade
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink and White
FLOWERING TIME: Summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Dark green
COLD HARDINESS: Annual
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: 

Description:

An excellent choice for brightening patio containers or gardens that are in partial to full shade; mildew resistant

Ornamental Features

Florific Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens features bold creamy white round flowers with shell pink overtones and a orange blotch at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early fall, which emerge from distinctive scarlet flower buds. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes

Florific Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics. Florific Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications;