Celebration Purple Star New Guinea Impatiens

Celebration Purple Star is a vigorous, mounded New Guinea impatiens selected for large light-purple flowers with darker purple midribs. The compact plants are well branched and carry flowers across the plant. Ball FloraPlant and Ball Seed list the selection at 10–12 inches tall and 10–12 inches wide, with sun-to-shade exposure and spring-to-summer flowering. Its patent describes outdoor flowering from spring until fall, showing that bloom duration can vary with growing conditions. The trade name Celebration Purple Star is linked to the patented cultivar denomination ‘Balcelipurt’ (US PP16370). General species guidance for New Guinea impatiens describes a preference for partial shade and moist, organic, well-drained soil. That species guidance informs general growing conditions; the compact size and purple flower traits above are specific to this selection. ## Maintenance Keep the soil evenly moist but well drained, especially in sunnier locations where plants can dry faster. The breeder describes a naturally well-branched plant that does not need routine pinching or deadheading. Remove damaged growth and spent or damaged blooms as needed.