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Scientific name: Impatiens walleriana       im-pa-shens   wall-er-e-an-a

Common name: Impatiens, Busy Lizzy

Design Characteristics
Height  6-36"
Spread  12-24"
Form  mound
Texture  medium
Flower color  variable

  orange

  red

  purple/pink
Leaf color  green
Time of bloom  July-October

Horticultural Characteristics
Light
requirement		  part shade
Soil
requirement		  average
Propagation
method 		 seed
USDA Hardiness Zone   annual

Miscellaneous
Peculiarities/Problems   
Uses  front of border
 color spots
 containers
Comments  numerous cultivars available
  ‘Elfin Mix’
  ‘Buzzy Lizzie Series’