Impatiens Sun Harmony Salmon ('Dhar318') (Sun Harmony Series) (NG)

Synonyms

Impatiens 'Dhar318'

Bedding Conservatory Greenhouse Houseplants

A series of New Guinea Impatiens which are tender, bushy plants with a compact, mounded habit. They are sun and heat tolerant, and can grow to 60cm tall. They are perennial plants mostly grown as annual bedding plants or patio specimens. They can flower throughout the warmer summer months with flowers 3-5cm wide, this variety has salmon pink blooms. 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 bright sunny or a semi-shady spot in the garden. For a long flowering season up until the first real cold and frosts of autumn, keep the plants moist and feed regularly.

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

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

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam 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

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): 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: Trade
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: New Guinea impatiens, derived from I. × hawkeri, have brightly-coloured, relatively-large flowers set against typically dark green foliage on a plant with a neat habit, typically up to 60cm wide and tall

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.

Diseases

Generally disease-free