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Impatiens walleriana Hook.f. · Perennial

Hardiness
Position
Partial shade
Height × Spread
15–60 cm × —
Soil
Moist but well-drained; peat-free multi-purpose with added grit for containers; Chalk / Clay / Loam / Sand accepted (per RHS cultivar profile 250575).
Flowering
May–October
Toxicity
No toxicity recorded

The Gardening Year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
🌱 Sow
🪴 Plant out
🌸 In flower
✂️ Prune

Watch out for

Impatiens downy mildew: Remove and bin affected plants (do not compost). Avoid overhead watering. Improve air circulation. Choose resistant cultivars (e.g. Imara series) or switch to New Guinea impatiens / Sunpatiens at affected sites.

Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea): Improve air flow, avoid overhead watering, remove affected material, do not overwinter in stagnant indoor conditions.

Aphids: Hand removal, soft soap spray, encourage natural predators outdoors; for overwintered houseplants isolate and treat before returning to indoor display.

Vine weevil: Biological control (Steinernema kraussei / Heterorhabditis bacteriophora) for container plants; avoid over-wet compost.

Glasshouse red spider mite: Raise humidity, ventilate, introduce Phytoseiulus if severe; do not overwinter in a dry warm room.

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