Divine™ Scarlet New Guinea Impatiens

Divine™ Scarlet is a scarlet-red New Guinea impatiens selection in PanAmerican Seed’s Divine F1 series. The Royal Horticultural Society lists the similarly named Divine Scarlet Red as a trade plant in the same series. [RHS selection record](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/339107/impatiens-divine-scarlet-red-pas425576-divine-series-ng/details) [PanAmerican’s Divine guide](https://www.panamseed.com/documents/catalogs/13123-2014PanAmericanSeed-Catalogue.pdf) ## Growing Conditions Place it in partial shade in moist, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. New Guinea impatiens can grow in deeper shade or more sun, but sunnier sites need additional water; the species flowers from spring through fall. PanAmerican lists the Divine series at 10–14 inches tall and 12–14 inches wide, with well-branched plants for shade landscapes, containers, and baskets. The series foliage ranges from green to bronze-green. [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/impatiens-hawkeri/) [PanAmerican guide](https://www.panamseed.com/documents/catalogs/13123-2014PanAmericanSeed-Catalogue.pdf) ## Maintenance Keep the root zone evenly moist during active growth and check containers and baskets often in warm weather. Divine is described as highly resistant to impatiens downy mildew at the series level, but resistance does not mean immunity. [PanAmerican guide](https://www.panamseed.com/documents/catalogs/13123-2014PanAmericanSeed-Catalogue.pdf)