(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Swirl Raspberry Impatiens)

In their native climate of Eastern Africa, from Tunisia to Mozambique, Impatiens are a large growing, mound-forming and eagerly self-seeding perennial. In other parts of the world, colder climates, in particular, it has become recognized as a standard bedding plant and treated as an annual. This garden favorite has an extended bloom season from late spring to mid-fall.

Swirl Series is an almost dwarf, compact variety that produces flowers that are faintly two-tone or outlined. Swirl Raspberry...

(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Swirl Impatiens)

In their native climate of Eastern Africa, from Tunisia to Mozambique, Impatiens are a large growing, mound-forming and eagerly self-seeding perennial. In other parts of the world, colder climates, in particular, it has become recognized as a standard bedding plant and treated as an annual. This garden favorite has an extended bloom season from late spring to mid-fall.

Swirl Series is an almost dwarf, compact variety that produces flowers that are faintly two-tone or outlined. Flowers of...

(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Tempa Impatiens)

Good old busy lizzy is a shade-loving bedding plant that everyone knows and loves. Surprisingly, this common “annual” is actually a bushy tender perennial in its native East Africa and will survive winters in tropical and sub-tropical zones. It blooms continuously if conditions are favorable and has fleshy, tender stems and leaves that quickly wilt when water is lacking and perk up just as fast when it’s available.

Busy lizzy is bushy and upright with lance-shaped to elliptical leaves that come...

(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Tioga® Impatiens)

Good old busy lizzy is a shade-loving bedding plant that everyone knows and loves. Surprisingly, this common “annual” is actually a bushy tender perennial in its native East Africa and will survive winters in tropical and sub-tropical zones. It blooms continuously if conditions are favorable and has fleshy, tender stems and leaves that quickly wilt when water is lacking and perk up just as fast when it’s available.

Busy lizzy is bushy and upright with lance-shaped to elliptical leaves that come...

(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Tioga® White Impatiens)

Good old busy lizzy is a shade-loving bedding plant that everyone knows and loves. Surprisingly, this common “annual” is actually a bushy tender perennial in its native East Africa and will survive winters in tropical and sub-tropical zones. It blooms continuously if conditions are favorable and has fleshy, tender stems and leaves that quickly wilt when water is lacking and perk up just as fast when it’s available.

Busy lizzy is bushy and upright with lance-shaped to elliptical leaves that come...

(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Victorian Rose Impatiens)

Good old busy lizzy is a shade-loving bedding plant that everyone knows and loves. Surprisingly, this common “annual” is actually a bushy tender perennial in its native East Africa and will survive winters in tropical and sub-tropical zones. It blooms continuously if conditions are favorable and has fleshy, tender stems and leaves that quickly wilt when water is lacking and perk up just as fast when it’s available.

Busy lizzy is bushy and upright with lance-shaped to elliptical leaves that come...

(Busy Lizzy, Impatiens, Voodoo Mix Impatiens)

Good old busy lizzy is a shade-loving bedding plant that everyone knows and loves. Surprisingly, this common “annual” is actually a bushy tender perennial in its native East Africa and will survive winters in tropical and sub-tropical zones. It blooms continuously if conditions are favorable and has fleshy, tender stems and leaves that quickly wilt when water is lacking and perk up just as fast when it’s available.

Busy lizzy is bushy and upright with lance-shaped to elliptical leaves that come...

(New Guinea Impatiens, Paradise® Light Pink New Guinea Impatiens)

This diverse genus of herbaceous plants holds some of the most popular bedding ornamentals on the market. Most impatiens are evergreen and of tropical and subtropical origin, with a few woodland species extending into north temperate regions. It is a huge genus with nearly 1000 species to its name and thousands of cultivated varieties. These may be annual or perennial, with many tropical perennial species grown as “annuals” in temperate zones.

The leaves and stems of impatiens are often fleshy...