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New Guinea Impatiens "Orange" - 12cm Pot

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Botanical name

Impatiens 'Capri Orange' (Sun Harmony Series)

Other names

New Guinea impatiens 'Capri Orange', Impatiens hawkeri 'Capri Orange', Impatiens schlechteri 'Capri Orange', Impatiens New Guinea Group 'Capri Orange'

Genus

Impatiens

Variety or Cultivar

'Capri Orange' _ 'Capri Orange' is a tender, upright, bushy, evergreen perennial, typically grown as an annual, with lance-shaped, dark green leaves and large, five-petalled, orange- to coral-pink flowers from late spring to early autumn.

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Bushy, Upright

COLOUR

Flower

Coral-pink in Spring; Coral-pink in Summer; Coral-pink in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn


HOW TO CARE

Watch out for

Specific pests

Glasshouse red spider mite , Vine weevil , Aphids

Specific diseases

Downy mildew

General care

Propagation methods

Softwood cuttings

WHERE TO GROW

Impatiens 'Capri Orange' (Sun Harmony Series) (New Guinea impatiens 'Capri Orange') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.75m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers

Cultivation

Plant in a sheltered, partially shaded or sunny spot in moist but well-drained soil.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered