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Infinity® Blushing Crimson New Guinea Impatiens Impatiens hawkeri

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
14" 12"
Height: 10" - 14"
Spread: 6" - 12"
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  • Details

    Features

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    Vigorous, upright plants with large flowers; great flowering color for shaded areas.

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    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Long Blooming
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    10 - 14 Inches
    Spacing: 
    6 - 8 Inches
    Spread: 
    6 - 12 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Red and pink bicolor
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade to Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Frost
    Hardiness Zones: 
    10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Great in landscapes and containers.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Self-cleaning; no deadheading necessary. Infinity will do well in the ground or in containers. While New Guinea Impatiens are often sold in hanging baskets they need a lot of water to do well and it may be difficult to maintain appropriate moisture levels during the heat of the summer. They will be easier to keep hydrated in large pots or in the ground. They will do best in shady locations, but have been shown to do fine in hot sun as long as they are well watered. If the plants do get dry and are wilted, even if they are severely wilted, water them immediately and they should bounce back within several hours. They are generally easy care with little to no maintenance, other than watering, necessary. If you do want to trim them to improve habit this can be done at anytime using a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears.

    A yearly application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and light fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

    Infinity® Blushing Crimson Impatiens hawkeri USPPAF, Can PBRAF
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    • I purchased 3 different colors of New Guinea impatiens, Blushing Lilac, Blushing Crimson and Orange. The Blushing Lilac and Orange have been great but for whatever reason the Blushing Crimson wilts at the drop of a hat. It receives the exact amount of sun and water the other 2 do so I'm not sure why. It always recovers at least but still strange. I wouldn't get this particular one again.

      Sam G
      , Ohio
      , United States
      , 2 years ago
  • 8 Awards

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    2020 Top Performer Mississippi State University - Poplarville
    2020 Top Performer Penn State
    2020 Top Performer - Early Season Michigan State University
    2020 Top Performer Oregon State University
    2020 Top Performer - Mid Season Michigan State University
    2020 Top Performer Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2020 Top Performer - Final Michigan State University
    2020 Top Performer University of Georgia
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