I spotted this New Guinea Impatiens ( Impatiens hawkeri ) growing in a pot close to the street in an open carport. These plants grow to only around 40 cm tall, but what they lack in height is more than made up for by the flower display. The flowers are mostly abundant during the warmer months, and variety of colours available is amazing. if you live in a temperate to warm climate, you should find space for a few. Try to plant them in a spot that avoids the hot afternoon sun, as they are happiest in a spot with morning sun or part-shade and water regularly.
Few flowers are as popular as impatiens, (Impatiens walleriana). They are one of the few flowers that bloom continuously and thrive in shade, with little care. If you've ever wished you could find a similar long bloomer for a sunny spot in the garden, take a look at their cousins, the New Guinea impatiens, Impatiens hawkeri.
New Guinea impatiens form small clumps and hold their many flowers above their foliage, where they make a colorful display. No deadheading is required to keep them repeat blooming for months. With few pests or problems, New Guinea impatiens offer low maintenance and high performance.
Expect your New Guinea impatiens to start blooming early in the season, if they aren't already in bloom when you buy them. They will bloom continuously if they are getting enough sun and water.
New Guinea impatiens like a slightly acidic soil pH in the range of 6.0 - 6.5, but they are not terribly particular about it. They will need a well-draining soil, that holds moisture long enough for the roots to soak it up. New Guinea impatiens are not drought tolerant, but you don't want them sitting in wet soil for long periods or their crowns could rot.
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New Guinea impatiens are a tropical plant hailing from—you guessed it—New Guinea. These plants have succulent stems and attractive foliage that both create a wonderful backdrop for their large blooms. There are also many foliage variations of New Guineas.
Flowers of New Guinea impatiens are like a maximized version of standard impatiens flowers. Pink, white, lavender, and orange create wonderful palettes to incorporate into your garden. All flowers are composed of five thick petals. Impatiens also have a flower spur full of nectar, which makes them a favorite of moths and butterflies.
Plant New Guinea impatiens in nutrient-rich, well-drained soil. New Guineas aren't vigorous, so they won't take up a lot of space in a garden bed. They make great accents and create pops of color when mixed with filling shade plants.
Fortunately, New Guinea impatiens are resistant to downy mildew, which can quickly wipe out other impatiens varieties. Typical garden pests like aphids, thrips, and spider mites are common problems that New Guineas can run into.
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Brighten shady corners of your landscape with something besides traditional impatiens: Try New Guinea impatiens. This impatiens cousin opens beautiful, large flowers on plants with eye-catching foliage in shades of green, burgundy tints and variegated forms. New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) is an easy-growing annual that isn’t demanding in terms of care.
Compared to traditional shade-loving impatiens, New Guinea impatiens offers several positive differences. First, the flowers are larger. You’ll find a similar wide variety of blossom shades in both types of impatiens; neither offers a strong sky blue. Yellow has been an elusive flower color in impatiens, but New Guinea impatiens brings that in the variety Vision Yellow. New Guinea impatiens flowers open in a host of dazzling hues, including orange, red, pink, white, purple and lavender.
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Impatiens hawkeri is native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They have been popular as a greenhouse plant since the 19th century, but they have been improved by much hybridisation in recent years.
They have the same rich, jewel-like flower colours of the ordinary 'busy Lizzy' (Impatiens walleriana) and also bloom very well in shade. However, the flowers are larger and more showy, and the plants are more sun-tolerant than their cousins, which wilt dramatically if exposed to direct sunlight.
Morning sun seems to be best for the New Guinea varieties; too much sun can apparently be detrimental - though some are marketed as being quite sun-hardy, as long as they are kept well watered.
They are not afflicted by the 'impatiens downy mildew' that has wiped out busy Lizzies all around the world. There is currently no cure for this disease.
The plants have a neat, mounded shape, to a height of 20 to 30 cm. They are perfect for containers - in a big pot, three plants will grow together to form an impressive mass. They are self-cleaning - so no dead-heading is required.
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Traditional New Guinea impatiens are easily grown in evenly moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in part shade. Morning sun with afternoon shade is best. Tolerates full shade.
Needs protection from full sun, particularly in climates with hot and humid summers. Plants perform well in raised beds where soil is well aerated. Pinch back stems of young plants to encourage branching and/or compact growth. Sheer plants in mid-summer that become leggy.
Plants are winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-12. Unless a particularly special or unique plant is involved, most gardeners north of Zone 10 simply purchase cell packs in spring, enjoy the long flowering season, allow the plants to succumb to frost in fall, and then purchase new plants the following spring.
If a prized impatiens is to be overwintered indoors, it should be sheared back, brought indoors before temperatures dip into the 40 degree F range, placed in a full sun area (sunny windowsill is similar in light intensity to sun-dappled shade outdoors), and regularly watered.
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I am a big fan of this plant for one primary reason. It is an annual that does well in a shaded environment.
An abundant selection of colors to create a beautiful display in your yard and low maintenance needs! New Guinea Impatiens are perfect when your yard has just too much sun for “regular” Impatiens. The rainbow sized selection of colors makes using them not only fun, but easy.
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Simply find your favorite color, plant in your favorite spot and VIOLA you have created art! Care for this plant like you would anything else, water regularly during the hottest months…and honestly that’s about it. You will love looking out your window at the color bonanza happening around your home.
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Provide your New Guinea Impatiens with either shade or part sun, morning sunshine and afternoon shade would be perfect. You will want to plant this in a spot that has moist soil, or remember to water it regularly.
Compact SunPatiens have flower power and are low maintenance and reliable. They work well in window boxes, patio containers, baskets and landscape beds, and last from spring until first killing frost. They are everything we want in a flowering bedding plant for summer color.
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New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) produce much larger flowers than other impatiens. Prized by home gardeners for the colors of these blooms, which almost glow with vibrancy, New Guinea impatiens are named after their native island of New Guinea. Although their initial introduction to the United States in 1970 didn’t go well, plant breeders have since created new cultivars that have made New Guinea impatiens a common potted and landscape plant in American gardens. The plant grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12 and as annuals everywhere.
Place your plant in a location that receives morning sun and afternoon shade. While New Guinea impatiens love sunlight for part of the day, they won’t bloom as well if they receive too much. They require about four to six hours of afternoon shade. Eastern exposures are often ideal.
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Impatiens is a slow-growing plant, and you’ll need to start the seedlings about three months before your last spring frost. Impatiens seed germination can take up to 21 days, with most of the sprouting happening within the first two weeks.
Some gardeners may try to save money by broadcasting the seeds over a tray, then transplanting the tiny seedlings once they grow leaves, but you’ll reduce the chance of transplant shock if you start the seeds off in individual small pots or six-pack cells of their own.
You’ll have to transplant the seedlings to there anyway, so you might as well start them in their eventual home. Any empty cells from seeds that don’t sprout are a small price to pay for healthier, sturdy impatiens.
Growing impatiens from seeds is a slow process, but a simple one. Fill each cell with a moistened commercial seed-starting mix, leaving ½ inch space between the top of the soil and the edge of the planter. Put the cells on a tray and fill the tray with water. Allow the mix to soak up water from the bottom until the top of the mix is moist. Pour the rest of the water out of the tray.
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New Guinea impatiens form small clumps and hold their many flowers above their foliage, where they make a colorful display. No deadheading is required to keep them repeat blooming for months. With few pests or problems, New Guinea impatiens offer low maintenance and high performance.
New Guinea impatiens form small clumps and hold their many flowers above their foliage, where they make a colorful display. No deadheading is required to keep them repeat blooming for months. With few pests or problems, New Guinea impatiens offer low maintenance and high performance.
Plant New Guinea impatiens in a shady location with rich, well-drained soil. Use a commercial potting mix if you are growing New Guinea impatiens in containers. Keep the soil slightly moist at all times. New Guinea impatiens don't like sitting in water, but they wilt dramatically if allowed to dry out.
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Few flowers are as popular as impatiens. They are one of the few flowers that bloom continuously and thrive in shade, with little care. If you've ever wished you could find a similar long bloomer for a sunny spot in the garden, take a look at their cousins, the New Guinea impatiens, Impatiens hawkeri.
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New Guinea impatiens form small clumps and hold their many flowers above their foliage, where they make a colorful display. No deadheading is required to keep them repeat blooming for months. With few pests or problems, New Guinea impatiens offer low maintenance and high performance.
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Leaves: Glossy, dark green, burgundy, or variegated, pointed, oblong leaves. The leaves stay attractive throughout the season.
Flowers: The flowers are similar, but larger than the flowers of common impatiens and they come in just about every color but true blue. New varieties are introduced yearly.
Botanical Name
Impatiens hawkeri
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New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens Hawkeri) also known as Hawker, is a perennial plant. Impatiens are also known as busy Lizzie. The plant has shiny glossy foliage. They own one of the most colorful flowers in the world. They belong to the family of Balsamin.
It is a medium maintenance plant. You can use it as an ornamental plant from your garden to your indoor hanging baskets. If you are planting it indoors then use a big pot to provide better circulation and gradually it will be easier to provide a considerable amount of water.
Water the impatiens regularly. They require a medium amount of water. They are the best plant to grow beside another plant. It is xeriscape in nature. And over the top, you would get a lush full of vibrant colors. Do not exceed the water levels. 2 to 4 cups of water would be good enough.
Also, make sure you do not let the soil to dry out between the watering. They have this ability to recover back from wilting within a few hours after watering. Impatiens provides fragrance and color in your garden. It is said that the impatiens can help you to empower your emotional state.
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Impatiens hawkeri, commonly known as New Guinea Impatiens, is a species within the vast genus of Impatiens which in turn belongs to the balsalminaceae family. It is native to the Melanesian island of New Guinea and has only very recently been introduced to the nursery industry after being discovered on a plant expedition in the 1970s.
Through modern breeding techniques, the gangly and poor flowering specimens have been transformed into one of the most popular bedding plants, with extra large flowers and excellent compact branching habits.
Impatiens form compact, succulent sub-shrubs. By summer’s end, they can reach a height of up to 60cm, variety dependent. The leaves are ovate in shape and slightly elongated. The edges are finely serrated and the colours of the leaves are as varied and striking as the flowers. They can either be plain or variegated and the colours include various shades of green, purple, lemon, peach and bronze.
The flowers of the New Guinea are simple in construction, but their size and bold, bright colour is what makes them so striking. The colour palette includes various pinks, purples, lavenders, reds as well as orange and white. Whilst most of the flowers are solid in colour, you will find bicolours in some varieties.
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Impatiens hawkeri, commonly called New Guinea impatiens, is a very popular bedding plant in the U.S. today. It is a broadly defined species that is native to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Ireland.
It was first collected by Lt. Hawker (hence the specific epithet) in Papua, New Guinea in 1884, but was not introduced into the U.S. until the early 1970s. New Guinea impatiens for the most part features larger plants, larger flowers and better performance in part shade areas than the popular standard impatiens (Impatiens walleriana).
They are commonly grown in part shade to shade areas, with little tolerance for full sun. Leaves are in whorls of 3 to 7 leaflets. Oval to elliptic leaflets (2-4" long) are dark green to bronze to variegated. Flattened 5-petaled flowers come in a variety of colors including white, pink, orange, red, violet, and purple.
Plants typically grow to 6-18" tall. Flowering is non-stop from May to October. New Guinea impatiens have now been developed into a huge number of different cultivars some of which have been introduced as part of named series.
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Impatiens hawkeri, the New Guinea impatiens, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It has been bred and hybridized in cultivation to produce a line of garden plants.
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The plants have a neat, mounded shape, to a height of 20 to 30 cm. They are perfect for containers - in a big pot, three plants will grow together to form an impressive mass. They are self-cleaning - so no dead-heading is required.
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If they are grown in a pot set on paving, wooden decking or tiles, it is advisable to sweep away fallen flowers regularly, as these can adhere annoyingly to the surface after a while.
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Colors range from bright hot colors of reds and oranges, to cooler hues of white, pinks, cerise and purples. Some of them have interesting foliage as well.
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Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent watering than they would in the yard or garden.
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New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) is a fairly new type of impatiens that offers quite a few benefits over the traditional Elfin (Impatiens walleriana ) variety. This good looking breed sports oversized, showy flowers and variegated leaves.
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It is able to thrive in many parts of the garden because it tolerates and even prefers partial sun. It is also a vigorous grower that gains more size than the old-fashioned variety and is able to fill in more space with fewer plants.
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New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) grow up to 2 feet in height and produce flowers in a myriad of colors including pink, white, orange, purple and red.
The ornamental foliage can be green, bronze or burgundy in color. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12,
New Guinea impatiens are commonly grown as annuals throughout the United States. Their colorful blooms grace gardens from spring through fall.
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New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) produce much larger flowers than other impatiens. Prized by home gardeners for the colors of these blooms, which almost glow with vibrancy, New Guinea impatiens are named after their native island of New Guinea.
Although their initial introduction to the United States in 1970 didn’t go well, plant breeders have since created new cultivars that have made New Guinea impatiens a common potted and landscape plant in American gardens. The plant grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12 and as annuals everywhere.
Place your plant in a location that receives morning sun and afternoon shade. While New Guinea impatiens love sunlight for part of the day, they won’t bloom as well if they receive too much. They require about four to six hours of afternoon shade. Eastern exposures are often ideal.
Water indoor plants when the soil begins to dry. New Guinea impatiens prefer consistently moist soil. However, they cannot tolerate soil that is soggy or too dry. If the soil dries out completely between watering, your plant may wilt or lose flowers. A thorough drench once each week is usually enough for plants grown outdoors. Indoor plants may require more frequent watering.
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Colour your summer with this versatile Impatiens; in the garden or indoors
The New Guinea impatiens are a great value bedding plant, they flower all summer into autumn and they make quite a large plant so you don’t need as many to have a good show.
They have become a lot more popular in the last few years as they don’t get the highly contagious downy mildew that has plagued Busy Lizzies. Unfortunately Busy Lizzies are one of the few summer bedding plants that will thrive and give you some colour in a shady spot.
The New Guineas won’t thrive in the shade but do need to be out of the midday sun. The flowers are much larger than Busy Lizzies and come in shades of orange, red and lavender, and also pure white. As their name suggests they are a tropical plant native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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Pick a spot out of the midday sun but where they receive morning and late afternoon sun. If planting in the garden you need good moisture retentive, but not soggy, fertile soil. If you are growing it as a houseplant don’t place it in a south facing window, it will last a lot longer if shaded from the midday sun and kept on the cool side.
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If planting in containers use good quality peat-free compost with slow release fertiliser and water retention gel added. When planting in the garden add some balanced fertiliser such as Growmore or blood, fish and bone. They make a thick mound about 30cm (12”) in diameter so don’t plant them too close together.
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@ctrl-alt-nwo,
That flower has shaded colors! I like it and it's truly stunning and good to have at garden! Moreover the leaves also looks beautiful! Didn't see this flower in my country so far! Probably it can make high demand in my country also! Nice photography and a useful article!
Cheers~
Surprisingly, we call this flower "Vanka wet," in the childhood we grew up in our house. Balzamin - a flower with many names.
The flowers are colorful and very easy to grow on soil that contains a lot of humus. It is suitable to be planted to decorate the edge of the pond, or on the ground near water.
Planting is very easy, we only need to take the old seeds (children usually like to pick the fruit of this plant, because if the old fruit is touched a little, it explodes, the seeds come out and the fruit skins roll quickly. One of the mechanisms of natural seed distribution is very good, seeds are planted directly on the ground, in a few days we will be able to see a lot of tillers growing.
We can immediately move the tillers who already have 4-5 leaves safely to the place we want that has been given humus. Make sure the plant gets enough water, but don't stagnate to avoid decaying the stem.
Some types of Impatiens can also be planted by separating stems that have little aerial roots (sometimes we can find air roots at the base of the branches of this plant. I have tried several times and succeeded.
This plant is fast flowering. In a matter of less than a month sometimes it can flower. The flowers are very beautiful and alive. Colorful, ranging from red, orange, red, purple, pink, pale orange, pale pink and even a few years ago I had the opportunity to have white ones. The bright colors of the henna water flowers invite many butterflies to come, so for fans of butterflies, planting these plants is very profitable.
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Wow! This plant is very impressive with lots of flowers and explosive colours!
The flood has gone and the land is getting dry. I two weeks’ time, we should be able to clear all the dead plants and trees. I’ll have start making plan about new saplings and plants!
Cheers.
I hear that Indonesia is having a bad drought and you got too much rain.
That’s life! It’s difficult to find a harmonious balance as we wish. I think Mother Earth is quite ill from all the pollution. And that’s probably her symptoms!
Hope for things to get healed faster.
Very very beautiful photo. The combination of colors is unique. I was very surprised by the combination of colors, it is excellent.
New Guinea impatiens are a tropical plant hailing from—you guessed it—New Guinea.
These plants have succulent stems and attractive foliage that both create a wonderful backdrop for their large blooms. There are also many foliage variations of New Guineas.
Flowers of New Guinea impatiens are like a maximized version of standard impatiens flowers. Pink, white, lavender, and orange create wonderful palettes to incorporate into your garden.
All flowers are composed of five thick petals. Impatiens also have a flower spur full of nectar, which makes them a favorite of moths and butterflies.
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Pink and white color flower combination makes this plant awesome . And in comment section many other colors variety of this plant . Good plant .
Really New Guinea Impatiens is a beautiful plants. Pleased to know about this plants. These ornamental plants come from Papua New Guinea (New Guinea). Therefore this plant is called New Guinea Impatiens. Thats really interesting.
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This flowering plant is more suitable for planting in pots because of its small and short shape. So we can make a beautiful garden with this plants.
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I eagerly waiting for your next article as you always share new plants and flowers.
Nice spotting there looks so cool and epic very unique one
Impatiens hawkeri, commonly known as New Guinea Impatiens, is a species within the vast genus of Impatiens which in turn belongs to the balsalminaceae family.
It is native to the Melanesian island of New Guinea and has only very recently been introduced to the nursery industry after being discovered on a plant expedition in the 1970s.
Through modern breeding techniques, the gangly and poor flowering specimens have been transformed into one of the most popular bedding plants, with extra large flowers and excellent compact branching habits.
SunpatiensOrangeNew Guinea Impatiens form compact, succulent sub-shrubs. By summer’s end, they can reach a height of up to 60cm, variety dependent. The leaves are ovate in shape and slightly elongated. The edges are finely serrated and the colours of the leaves are as varied and striking as the flowers.
They can either be plain or variegated and the colours include various shades of green, purple, lemon, peach and bronze.
The flowers of the New Guinea are simple in construction, but their size and bold, bright colour is what makes them so striking. The colour palette includes various pinks, purples, lavenders, reds as well as orange and white. Whilst most of the flowers are solid in colour, you will find bicolours in some varieties.
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New Guinea impatiens are a tropical plant hailing from—you guessed it—New Guinea. These plants have succulent stems and attractive foliage that both create a wonderful backdrop for their large blooms. There are also many foliage variations of New Guineas.
Flowers of New Guinea impatiens are like a maximized version of standard impatiens flowers. Pink, white, lavender, and orange create wonderful palettes to incorporate into your garden.
New Guinea Impatiens Care Must-Knows
New Guinea impatiens are happiest in part shade with consistently moist soil. If they start to wilt, give them a thorough watering and they should be back to normal in a few hours.
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Few flowers are as popular as impatiens, (Impatiens walleriana). They are one of the few flowers that bloom continuously and thrive in shade, with little care.
If you've ever wished you could find a similar long bloomer for a sunny spot in the garden, take a look at their cousins, the New Guinea impatiens, Impatiens hawkeri.
New Guinea impatiens form small clumps and hold their many flowers above their foliage, where they make a colorful display. No deadheading is required to keep them repeat blooming for months. With few pests or problems, New Guinea impatiens offer low maintenance and high performance.
Leaves: Glossy, dark green, burgundy, or variegated, pointed, oblong leaves. The leaves stay attractive throughout the season.
Flowers: The flowers are similar, but larger than the flowers of common impatiens and they come in just about every color but true blue. New varieties are introduced yearly.
Botanical Name
Impatiens hawkeri
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New Guinea Impatiens
Hardiness Zones
New Guinea impatiens are tropical plants that are only hardy in USDA Zones 10 – 11. Most gardeners grow them as an annual plant.
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This beautiful flowers are just like me. I also love the morning sun, but at noon or afternoon I am more happy to be in the shadow :-)
@ctrl-alt-nwo, In my opinion, for sure this is beautiful combination and it holds the healing essence for sure.
And if we hold these kind of plants around us then for sure it will going to give an great essence for sure.
And just see those beautiful and artistic flowers which holds the breathtaking combination of pink and white.
And for me, flowers always reflects as nature's smile and whenever we got to see some amazing flowers it throws welcoming essence.
Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂
Gardeners have long loved impatiens for their ability to provide colorful flowers in shady places. In the 1970s, New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) were introduced to U.S. gardeners.
while early varieties weren’t initially beloved, this plant has become a staple in many gardens now. They’re usually grown as annuals, planted in the spring in northern areas and year-round in frost-free zones.
Their colors include reds, pinks, oranges, and white. The foliage of New Guinea Impatiens is dark green and nearly purple on the undersides, making it attractive on its own.
They blooms constantly and require little maintenance. Here’s what you need to know to grow them.
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Beautiful flowering plant there @ctrl-alt-nwo
It reminds me of some orchid flowers because of the contrasting colors of the flowers, the leaves are shiny a bot too.