Impatiens walleriana

Name:  Impatiens walleriana
Common Name:  Impatiens				Family:  Balsaminaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                   x    Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous                              Perennial
Habit:	Hard. Zone:   usda 8		Mature Size:  .6m spread by .6m tall
Leaf: elliptic,slightly toothed, scalloped, light green or red flushed					Fall/Winter Color:
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled    x     Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers: flattened slender spurred, red, orange, pink, others as well as bicolor						Infl.: single
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.    (  May.      June.     July.    August.      Sept. )     Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (peak flower period)
Water Use:    x    High          Low		Soil:   x     Rich       Lean          x   Well-drained					Exposure:        Sun     x  Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses:  containers, bedding		Limitations:  spider mites, flower thrips, aphids, gray mold, fungal leaf spots					Other Features:  no good for cut flower immediately wilts when cut