Impatiens walleriana F2 Colour Cocktail Mix - Busy Lizzie

Impatiens walleriana F2 Colour Cocktail Mix is an annual plant that brings charm to the shade of a woodland with its brightly coloured flowers. 

Derived from a selection of Impatiens walleriana, native to tropical Africa and New Guinea, Impatiens Colour Cocktail provides a very floriferous mixture, displaying red, orange, yellow, or white flowers with five bilobed petals from June to late October. The deciduous leaves are medium green and leathery, while the stems tend towards purple. In autumn, it produces fleshy fruits with explosive pods that forcefully eject the seeds. This characteristic has earned it the name 'impatience', as if giving it a human character trait. It is a relatively low-growing plant that will not exceed 20 or 25 cm (8 or 10in) in height.

What to plant in the shade? This is a recurring question for gardeners. Impatiens walleriana belongs to the category of plants that thrive in partial or total shade. They can be placed in the foreground of a flowerbed, in shaded borders, never in full sunlight, alongside Masterworts and Hydrangeas. They are sensitive to temperatures below 10°C (50°F), so consider keeping them longer by leaving them in planters or single pots to be stored indoors in winter.