Laura’s favorite New Guinea impatiens are the varieties within the Sonic series, particularly Sonic Light Lavender, Sonic Light Pink and Sonic Sweet Purple. These flowers have a bit of bicolor ...

Now known throughout the plant industry as New Guinea impatiens, the plants typically grow larger than standard impatiens with larger flowers and variegated leaves. Impatiens are the most widely ...

Grow New Guinea or New Guinea hybrid impatiens, Impatiens hawkeri, rather than the pure Impatiens walleriana species. The New Guinea types and their hybrids have so far remained resistant to the ...

They will survive winters in mild areas, though they look quite dormant in that season and come out of their winter doldrums later than regular or New Guinea impatiens. They also seem to need more ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Through extensive testing, Deng and his research team found two New Guinea impatiens varieties that can resist downy mildew throughout the flower’s ...

growers have been offering hybrids between old-fashioned impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) and New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri). Two of the best, SunPatiens and Bounce, are excellent ...

New Guinea impatiens can be grown indoors during the winter but leggy growth is a response to lower light levels indoors. It is a good idea to cut back the impatiens to about a third of their ...

Q: My husband bought several New Guinea impatiens about three weeks ago. They had no buds on them and were all about 4-6 inches tall. He cleaned out the pots, sterilized them and put in new ...

A: There are several options to preserve your New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawker): Bring in the plants: After carefully grooming and inspecting the plant, treat for any insect problems or ...

Another type of impatiens, the New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri), appeared in the 1970s and were bred from plants found in the mountains of New Guinea. They're very beautiful with larger ...