Impatiens walleriana • Mature Height: 1′ • Mature Width: 1′ • Light Requirements: All shade or filtered morning sun • Water Requirements: Regular water • Fertilizers: Dr Q’s Rose & Flower Food, 6-12-4 Light preference: Part Shade. Description Additional information Vigorous growing and large blooms! Varieties are available with flower colors from bright to pastel to striped - and all have lush green foliage. Scientific Name: Impatiens walleriana Common Name: Busy Lizzy, Patience Plant Blooming Season: Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer Plant Habit: Mounded, Upright Characteristics: Shade Tolerant, Low Maintenance Water: Medium Fertilize: None or when needed only Spacing: 8 – 10″ (20 – 25cm) Height: 14 – 18″ (36 – 46cm) Width: 12 – 14″ (30 – 36cm) In time we will be adding more details including a description, growing information, advice and photographs. Impatiens bear simple leaves that are usually alternately arranged along the stem. Origin: Tropical east Africa. The upper leaves are often borne in a whorl (i.e., three or more arising in a circle from the stem). Impatiens walleriana and their hybrids are the go-to choices for bringing instant color to shady sites. Re-Potting: Re-pot during spring if the plant has become pot bound, but keep in mind the patient lucy likes plenty of roots in it's pot. 1993. Description: Impatiens come in all colours except yellow and brown, and they bloom from early spring until they are cut back by cold in winter. Noteworthy Characteristics. Join now. Balsaminaceae, C. Grey-Wilson. These plants were given their botanical name (Impatiens) because of the apparent impatience with which they discharge their seeds when ripe and their common names (Busy Lizzie) because of the persistence with which they flower. Height: 10″-12″, mounded. Impatiens walleriana busy lizzie Give the gift of RHS membership. Impatiens walleriana 'Imara XDR': This line is a new disease-resistant line of standard impatiens from the Syngenta company, which became available in 2019. There are seven colors as well as color mixes in this series, which promises to restore standard impatiens to their former popularity. Why are there no more details? Flora of Tropical East Africa. Listed in the RHS Plant Finder. 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. DESCRIPTION: Impatiens Walleriana, commonly called impatiens or buzzy Lizzy, is the most popular annual bedding plant in the U.S. today. I would say feeding once every 4 weeks is about right. Description: Impatiens walleriana are bushy, succulent stemmed and almost perpetual-flowering. This variety can withstand cooler growing conditions and fills out beds fast! It is a bushy, succulent-stemmed tender perennial that grows in a spreading mound to 6-24” tall depending on variety. Impatiens Walleriana “Accent” offered in a variety of colors! 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. Common name(s) Busy Lizzy. For easy-to-grow, non-stop flowering in shady conditions, it has no equal. Genus: Impatiens Species: N/A Common Name: Impatiens Summary. Morphology General Habit Rather succulent perennial 30–70(–80) cm. This plant is listed in the RHS Plant Finder book. tall; stems simple or branched, often forming flat-topped or rounded plants, glabrous, rarely slightly pubescent at the shoot … Impatiens walleriana's grow well when fed with a balanced liquid fertilizer during spring and summer. Foliage: Foliage is smooth-textured. https://www.gardenia.net/plant/impatiens-rockapulco-appleblossom