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Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens hawkeri 'Harmony Dark Violet'

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Harmony Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri 'Harmony Dark Violet') at Vandermeer Nursery

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens flowers

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens flowers

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Height:  14 inches

Spacing:  14 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Other Names:  New Guinea Impatiens, Busy Lizzie, Busy Lizzy

Group/Class:  Harmony® Series

Brand:  Danziger

Description:

Early to flower with a mounded growth habit, perfect for hanging baskets, garden beds or borders; bright, vibrant blooms nestled atop dark green foliage add season-long color; easy to grow and low maintenance

Ornamental Features

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens features bold violet round flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early fall. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 14 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Harmony® Dark Violet New Guinea Impatiens is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Edging  Garden  Container  Basket 
Applications
Flowers 
Ornamental Features

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