Sunpatiens® Compact Orchid Blush

Impatiens x hybrida

Characteristics

Culture

SunPatiens® Compact Orchid Blush (Impatiens x hybrida) is a delightful annual plant that combines fancy aesthetics with low-maintenance ease.  Sunpatiens® plants are dense, mound-forming, well-branched perennials (usually grown as an annuals), boasting masses of large, orchid-like flowers. The Compact Orchid Blush plants showcase bold lilac-purple round flowers with rose eyes at the ends of their stems. The blooms appear from mid-spring to early fall.  You won’t need to fuss over removing spent flowers; they keep blooming without deadheading. Their strong scent repels deer away.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Sunpatiens® Compact Orchid Blush is a delightful choice for your garden or patio. These robust plants thrive in full sun or shade, even in challenging weather conditions. The colorful leaves may be dark green, bronze, or variegated. They grow in three-to-seven leaf whorls, with leaves ranging from two to four inches long.  Sunpatiens® produce larger flowers, creating a showy, striking massive color display in summer flower beds. They are hardy plants that establish quickly, with strong roots and vigorous growth.

Problems

Spider mites and thrips are the primary pests attracted to Impatiens.

Garden Uses

SunPatiens® Compact Orchid Blush work wonderfully in window boxes, patio pots, landscapes, containers, and mass plantings.