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Impatiens walleriana Tempo Series

busy lizzie Tempo Series

Tempo Series are bushy perennials to 25cm tall, grown as annuals, with simple, elliptic leaves and flowers 3-5cm wide in shades of purple, mauve, pink, red, and orange, sometimes picotee or bicoloured

Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1 year
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Orange Pink Purple Red Green
Autumn
Winter
Position
  • Full shade
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1C
Botanical details
Family
Balsaminaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
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

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Needs a sheltered, partially shaded site and a moist but well-drained soil

Propagation

Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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