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Impatiens 'Dhar318'

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.

Synonyms
Impatiens 'Dhar318'
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 Bronze
Summer Pink Red Green Bronze
Autumn Pink Red Green Bronze
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1B
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
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

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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

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