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Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens hawkeri 'Florific Sweet Orange'

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Florific Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri 'Florific Sweet Orange') at Moana Nursery

Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens flowers

Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens flowers

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Florific Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri 'Florific Sweet Orange') at Moana Nursery

Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens flowers

Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  10 inches

Spacing:  10 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Other Names:  New Guinea Impatiens, Busy Lizzie, Busy Lizzy

Group/Class:  Florific® Series

Brand:  Syngenta Flowers

Description:

A well branched, mounded variety perfect for garden beds, borders and containers; large, bright and colorful blooms nestle atop deep green foliage; adds color and contrast; mildew resistant; low maintenance and easy to grow

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.

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;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in partial shade to full shade. Keep it well away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Edging  Garden  Container  Basket 
Applications
Flowers 
Ornamental Features