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Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens 'Wild Romance Red'

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Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens 'Wild Romance Red') at St. Mary's Nursery & Garden Centre

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens flowers

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens 'Wild Romance Red') at St. Mary's Nursery & Garden Centre

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens flowers

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  12 inches

Spacing:  12 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

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

Group/Class:  Wild Romance Series

Description:

A lovely upright-mounded variety that features ruffled, semi-double blooms of red, nestled on top of mounded, deep green foliage; an excellent choice for shaded landscapes, hanging baskets and patio containers; low maintenance and easy to maintain

Ornamental Features

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens features bold red 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

Wild Romance Red 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.

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications;

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

Planting & Growing

Wild Romance Red New Guinea Impatiens will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 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. 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 particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. 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.

Wild Romance Red 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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St.Mary’s Nursery & Garden Centre

2901 St.Mary’s Road
Winnipeg, MB
R2N 4A9

T: +1 (204) 255-7353