Professional Growing Information Last year I ordered this plant in a mixed hanging basket and this was the only plant that lived out of the three. I actually liked it better alone. It got huge. One plant filled out a 16” inch container and bloomed through the end of October. The purple looked great with my pumpkins. I will be buying these every year now.
Rockapulco® Purple Double Impatiens Impatiens walleriana
Exposure
- Part Shade to Shade
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
Mature Size
Height: 10" - 20"
Spread: 12" - 2'
Height: 25cm - 51cm
Spread: 30cm - 61cm
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Details
10 - 20 Inches10 - 12 Inches12 - 24 Inches25cm - 51cm25cm - 30cm30cm - 61cmFeatures
Light up any shady area with masses of blooms that resemble miniature rosebuds; no deadheading necessary, blooms spring to frost
Award WinnerDeadheading Not NecessaryCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:MediumGarden Height:10 - 20 Inches 25cm - 51cmSpacing:10 - 12 Inches 25cm - 30cmSpread:12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cmFlower Colors:PurpleFlower Shade:PurpleFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:Dark GreenHabit:MoundedContainer Role:FillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Shade to ShadeThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Planting To FrostHardiness Zones:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilUses:ContainerUses:LandscapeUses Notes:Use in landscapes, containers and combinations
Maintenance Notes:Deadheading isn't necessary but removing spent blooms isn't harmful if you want to clean the plants.
Rockapulco impatiens are very easy to care for, provide them with a shady location, give them a bit of fertilizer and don't let them dry out too much and they will be happy campers. The shouldn't need to be trimmed back, but can be pruned to shape them at any time. If they get too tall, you can cut them back to promote additional branching and a more compact habit.
An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.
Is there anyone who hasn't heard of Impatiens? They grow in shade; like warm weather; annual except in zones 10 - 11; have single or double flowers? Rockapulco, however, aren't your shade garden variety Impatiens. We're a new series from one of the world's best plant breeders. Rockapulco thrive in the hottest, most humid deep shade. Like inside a brick-walled courtyard in the Midwest or South.
Each plant forms a symmetrical mound of dark green foliage 10 -20 inches tall. Within a few weeks, an endless profusion of double flowers creates an ever-blooming display of color. Appleblossom, Dark Orange, Orchid, Pink, Purple, Red, Rose, and White. We will Rockapulco your world.
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9 Reviews
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Michele, Delaware, United States, 2 years ago
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I've grown it in containers and in the ground. It grew faster in the containers even though it had less light, probably due to the regular fertilizing I give my containters. Even so, it did well in the ground also.
Beverly Lambert, Minnesota, United States, 9 years ago -
Wonderful plant. Plenty of these plants will be joining my garden.
Shamus, 12 years ago -
Beautiful and colourful/
Hubert Rebiffe, British Columbia, Canada, 13 years ago -
Russell Studebaker, Illinois, United States, 13 years ago
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PW is the BEST EVER Hardy Plants and easy to grow in Western NE
Connie Jensen, Nebraska, United States, 13 years ago -
My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much
Susan Smith, Alabama, United States, 13 years ago -
Looks like little Roses and I plant it around my big Roses.
Betty Schultz, Virginia, United States, 13 years ago
12 Awards
Award Year Award Plant Trial 2011 One of the Best Penn State University 2011 One of the Best Penn State University 2010 Top Performer Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 2010 Top Performer Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 2010 Top Performer Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 2008 Top 10 University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids 2008 Top Performer Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield 2008 Top Performer Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield 2008 Top 10 University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids 2008 Top Performer Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield 7 More colors
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