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Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens hawkeri 'Paradise Select New Red'

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Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri 'Paradise Select New Red') at Moana Nursery

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens flowers

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens flowers

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Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri 'Paradise Select New Red') at Moana Nursery

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens in bloom

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens in bloom

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  19 inches

Spacing:  12 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

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

Group/Class:  Painted Select Series

Description:

The best of the best are featured in this compact, upright mounded series, ideal for patio containers and hanging baskets; uniform in habit and flowering, presenting large, round flowers in a wide range of bright colors; shade tolerant and easy to grow

Ornamental Features

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens features bold red round flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early fall. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Painted Select New Red 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 is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications;

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

Planting & Growing

Painted Select New Red New Guinea Impatiens will grow to be about 19 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. 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. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. 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.

Painted Select New Red 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 can be used either as 'filler' or as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. 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  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features