| Description | A group of Impatiens with large flowers and decorative foliage. Usually sold in pots around 4", as compared to pack sales of the bedding type Impatiens. |
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| Pronunciation | (im-PAY-shenz)(HAWK-er-i) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | Even though they can take a little more sun than other impatiens they do best on an east exposure or semi-shade. Many times listed as "sun Impatiens". |
| Moisture | average, will rot if over waters, can be heavy drinkers |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, easily rots in soggy soil |
| Growing Media | average, well drained, easily rots in soggy growing media |
| Temperature | not frost or cold tolerant |
| Flowers | almost any color is imaginable from these plants, large flowers, vivid |
| Leaves | decorative foliage, variegated, bronze and green leaves, borne in whorls of 3-7 |
| Stems | succulent stems |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 12-24 inches, smaller in pot culture |
| Maintenance | cleaning of dead flowers, many times the flowers or petals will stick to the foliage |
| Propagation | some from seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | Species plants native to New Guinea. |
| Cultivar Origin | Impatiens hawkeri was first collected by Lt. Hawker R.N., 1884 in Papua New Guinea. Commercial production of these Impatiens started around 1972. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #182-Impatiens (Raymound J. Morgan) |
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