parrot plant
Impatiens niamniamensis
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones11 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Parrot plant (Impatiens niamniamensis) is an annual for containers and low maintenance gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and stays about 12 inches wide. It is evergreen and blooms in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Flowering tobacco, Pink banana, and Black bamboo.