Rockapulco Appleblossom Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Rockapulco Appleblossom')
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Annual
(usually grown as an annual near you)
Mounded in the Balsaminaceae Family
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Available May 16
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Eco+ Grande(TM) Tray of 10 4" compostable pots |
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$61.80 |
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Available May 23
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Eco+ Grande(TM) Tray of 10 4" compostable pots |
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$61.80 |
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Experience the stunning beauty of this double-flowered impatiens, boasting strong growth and perfect form. With abundant soft pink blooms from spring to frost, it creates a lush canopy of vibrant green foliage without the need for deadheading! |
About Common Impatiens
Often simply called Common Impatiens, or, our favorite, "Busy Lizzy," (how cute is that!) Impatiens walleriana is one of the most grown annuals in the world. This "mounding" (read: well-behaved, full and lush) annual thrives in hanging baskets, pots, or in the ground along walkways and borders. Its true allure lies in its light requirements: this plant is one of very few shade-tolerators who offers up dense, spectacular, vibrant, long-lasting carpets of blooms from spring to early fall.
Because of that, it's a popular annual bedding plant with a wide variety of colors and does best in part shade to full shade. This plant tolerates full sun, but is a water guzzler and tends to look wilted when heat loads are high and water is less plentiful. Over watering, however, can cause rot. Flowers may be bicolored or double. This plant has low drought tolerance and is hardy in zones 10-11. This plant performs best when soil is moist, well-drained, and supplemented with organic material.
Impatiens walleriana is a species of the genus Impatiens, native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. The Latin specific epithet walleriana honors a British missionary, Horace Waller.
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Pros
Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer Deadheading Not Necessary
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Cons
This plant is probably not winter-hardy outdoors where you live.
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Plant Data |
Mature Size |
10 - 20 inches
tall. 12 - 24 inches
wide.
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Sun Exposure |
Partial Shade - Full Shade |
Moisture Tolerance |
Medium - |
Zones |
10a - 11b
(Usually hardy to 30° F)
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Tags |
Annual, Annual in Chicago, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Container, Deciduous, Extended Bloom Time, Filler, For a Shady Spot, Full Shade, Good for Beginners, Hanging Basket, Low Maintenance, Medium, Most Popular, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Rabbit Resistant, Shade Tolerant, Showy Flowers, Well-Drained Soil
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Bloom Period |
June to Frost
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Flower Color |
Light Pink
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Commonly Planted with...
Ferns, hostas, astilbe, caladium, heuchera, bleeding heart, brunnera, and lamium.
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Photos of This with...
Angelface Wedgwood Blue Angelonia,
Diamond Frost Spurge,
Rockapulco Red Impatiens,
Laguna Sky Blue Lobelia
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