Impatiens hawkeri pink-flowered

RHS Plant Profile
pink-flowered New Guinea impatiens

Synonyms

Impatiens New Guinea Group (Pink)
Impatiens schlechteri pink-flowered

Bedding Conservatory Greenhouse Houseplants

A type of New Guinea Impatiens native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are tender bushy plants mostly grown as annual bedding plants or patio specimens. They can flower throughout the warmer summer months with flowers 3-5cm wide. They have succulent stems and rich bronze-green glossy serrated edged, pointed foliage around 5-7 cm in length . Ideal bedding or patio plants to help brighten up a either a semi-shady or sunny in the garden. They flower until the first real cold and frosts of autumn. Keep them warm, well-watered, and feed and dead-head plants regularly.

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Clay, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1 year
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Clay Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1B

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Balsaminaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus
Impatiens can be annuals or evergreen perennials, with fleshy stems bearing simple, toothed leaves and solitary or clustered, spurred, 5-petalled flowers
Name Status
Correct

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow on in warm frost free conditions. Acclimatise plants before planting outside in early summer. Pinching out when young will create a well balanced compact plant that is perfect for container cultivation. A useful bedding plant for any well drained soil in partial shade or sun.

Propagation

Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Hanging Basket
  • Houseplants
  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
  • Bedding
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Pinch out growing tip when young for a well-balanced and well-branched plant. Careful and regular dead-heading can prolong the flowering display well into autumn.

Pests

Generally pest-free. May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil

Diseases

Generally disease-free