Impatiens New Guinea is a compact herbaceous plant, known for its large, showy, long-lasting flowers in shades including pink, purple, white and salmon. Continuous flowering from spring until the first frost, ideal for pots, flowerbeds, and shaded areas with indirect light.<\/p>\n
Scientific name:<\/strong> Impatiens New Guinea CUIDADOS<\/strong> Fun fact: Resistant to downy mildew, a common disease in traditional impatiens, which has made this variety more popular in recent years.<\/p>\n WARNING! Representative photo – the image shown is of stock available when the product was added to the online catalog and is for reference only. The plant supplied (the price shown is for 1 unit only) will be similar to the photo but, depending on its growth stage, may vary in shape, appearance or size (e.g. a different leaf shade, with or without flower\/fruit, etc.). A altura referida inclui o vaso pl\u00e1stico que se v\u00ea na fotografia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Impatiens New Guinea is a compact herbaceous plant, known for its large, showy, long-lasting flowers in shades including pink, purple, white and salmon. Continuous flowering from spring until the first frost, ideal for pots, flowerbeds, and shaded areas with indirect light. Scientific name: Impatiens New GuineaCommon name: Busy Lizzie, New Guinea impatiensFamily: BalsaminaceaeOrigin: Papua New […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28523,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1438,744,1440,743],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-91528","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-1-plants","product_cat-outdoor-plants","product_cat-outdoor-plants-2","product_cat-plants","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/91528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=91528"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=91528"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=91528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Common name:<\/strong> Busy Lizzie, New Guinea impatiens
Family:<\/strong> Balsaminaceae
Origin:<\/strong> Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Climate:<\/strong> Tropical to subtropical
Category:<\/strong> Outdoor plant
Approx. height:<\/strong> 15\u201320 cm
Pot diameter:<\/strong> 10.5 cm<\/p>\n
Light:<\/strong> Prefers bright light, but no direct sun. In warm environments, morning light and afternoon shade promote abundant flowering.
Temperature:<\/strong> Likes 20\u201330\u00b0C during the day and won\u2019t tolerate temperatures below 10\u00b0C or frost.
Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist, avoiding prolonged dry patches; water frequently in summer and moderately in winter.
Humidity:<\/strong> Prefers high humidity; well-drained soils help prevent rot.
Fertilising:<\/strong> Feed with a balanced or slow-release fertiliser in spring and summer, ideally every 2 to 4 weeks.
Pruning:<\/strong> Remove faded flowers (deadheading) and pinch back tips to encourage branching and new blooms.
Life cycle:<\/strong> Perennial in warm climates, but usually grown as an annual in temperate areas.
Substrate type:<\/strong> Slightly acidic soil (pH 6.0\u20136.5), rich in organic matter, light and well-drained.
Not pet friendly<\/strong>: No reports of significant toxicity, but ingestion isn\u2019t recommended.<\/p>\n