Scarlet Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana
Scarlet Impatiens blooms from May through October.
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Growing Scarlet Impatiens
Plant it in full shade. It prefers high water. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Scarlet Impatiens
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Scarlet Impatiens into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from May to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar.
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