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Bedding or Annual/Biennial
Bushy
old H3 (may need winter protection)
Orange, Pink, Purple or Red in Summer
Green in Spring and Summer
0.1-0.5 metres
1 year
busy lizzie Tempo Series
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens can be annuals or evergreen perennials, with fleshy stems bearing simple, toothed leaves and solitary or clustered, spurred, 5-petalled flowers
Tempo Series are bushy perennials to 25cm tall, grown as annuals, with simple, elliptic leaves and flowers 3-5cm wide in shades of purple, mauve, pink, red, and orange, sometimes picotee or bicoloured
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder
Needs a sheltered, partially shaded site and a moist but well-drained soil
Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings
City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Patio/Container Plants
No pruning required
Can get aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil
Generally disease free
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