Sunpatiens Compact Red new guinea impatiens

Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Compact Red'

AnnualBalsaminaceae

Sunpatiens Compact Red new guinea impatiens
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
Bloom season
Spring, summer, autumn
Soil types
Sand, loam, clay, chalk
Soil pH
Acid, alkaline, neutral

Garden uses

BorderContainerFoundationLow maintenanceShade garden

Attracts

Butterflies

Notes

'Sunpatiens Compact Red' new guinea impatiens (Impatiens 'Sunpatiens Compact Red') is an annual for borders, containers, and foundation plantings. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms from spring through autumn and grows 12 to 36 inches tall. Butterflies visit the flowers.

Pairs well with Sunpatiens Compact White new guinea impatiens, Limelight licorice plant, and Victoria Blue salvia.