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Container Culture: New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens New Guinea Group

Cultivating New Guinea impatiens in containers requires strict control over moisture and substrate aeration to prevent root rot while maintaining high ornamental value and plant compactness.

In the reference 174 varieties crop New Guinea Impatiens, where this is mentioned in the description.

For successful container cultivation of New Guinea impatiens, pots with a volume of at least 7.5–8 liters with mandatory drainage holes are required. The substrate must be well-drained, enriched with organic matter, and contain bulking agents such as perlite or bark, as the fleshy roots of the crop are critically sensitive to oxygen deficiency and waterlogging.

The plant requires moderate watering: overwatering leads to rot, while drying out leads to flower drop. The crop is sensitive to salinity (EC below 1.5 mS/cm) and temperature stress at values below +13…+14°C. Unlike Impatiens walleriana, New Guinea hybrids branch better without pinching and are resistant to downy mildew.

General information about the subject — on the page Container culture.

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Varieties of New Guinea Impatiens mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Ovation Red

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

DREWLOW LYNDON

1 record

Ovation Rose Swirls

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

DREWLOW LYNDON

1 record

Kitoreno

Active

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Ludwig Kientzler

1 record

Kitorito

Active

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Ludwig Kientzler

1 record

Ingwhit

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

1 record

Ovation Salmon

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

SHARMA JAGAN

1 record

Kitort

Withdrawn

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Ludwig Kientzler

2 records

Ovation Salmon Pink

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

DREWLOW LYNDON

1 record

Argus

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

KIENTZLER| Ludwig Kientzler

DE
1 record

Kiadime

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Ludwig Kientzler

1 record

Kialvaro

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Ludwig Kientzler

1 record

Ingbicrewi

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

1 record

Celebrette Orchid

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

Balcebchro

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

Ingborg

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

1 record

Balcebfro

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

Balcebhopi

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

SCOTT C TREES

1 record

Balcebibu

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

LESLIE HEFFRON

1 record

Balcebink

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

LESLIE HEFFRON

1 record

Kimpque

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Ludwig Kientzler

1 record

Balceblico

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

KERRY MEYER STROPE

1 record