Botanical Name: Common Names:
Impatiens hybrida Jungle Drums New Guinea Impatiens,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Dense, Rounded
Description:
New Guinea Impatiens are amongst the most rewarding of flowering plants. As soon as flowering commences, it's non-stop for months on end. Jungle series New Guinea Impatiens have large flowers boasting bold shimmering. colours giving great visual impact. The Jungle series has strong foliage and well branched habit ensuring a great looking compact plant which flowers for the vast majority of the year. Lovers of bright shade, these make the perfect choice for verandahs and balconies, hanging baskets and pots. Grows 40cm tall x 40cm wide. Impatiens Jungle Drums have iridescent, orangey-red flowers in abundance.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Snails And Slugs, Thrips
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Balsaminaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Orange, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: High
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low