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Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana · Perennial
Impatiens is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 6–24 in × 6–24 in. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect orange, pink and purple blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to rabbits and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–24 in × 6–24 in
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Rabbits
- Native to
- Tanzania, Mozambique
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