Florific® Sweet Orange New Guinea Impatiens

Florific® Sweet Orange is a bicolored, seed-raised New Guinea impatiens with salmon-to-orange blooms and a branching, full habit. Its shade preference and container suitability make it a useful selection for beds, hanging baskets, and window boxes. ## Growing Identified as Impatiens hawkeri, this selection belongs to the Balsaminaceae family and grows as a mounding annual. It is noted for its large bicolored flowers, strong branching, and shade-loving habit. The breeder page describes its use in hanging baskets, window boxes, flower borders, and mass plantings beneath taller plants. For general New Guinea impatiens care, choose partial shade and moist, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. The species can tolerate a wider range of light, but plants in sunnier positions need more water and may suffer foliage damage. New Guinea impatiens flowers from spring through fall. ## Maintenance Keep the soil evenly moist without allowing it to remain wet or dry out. Water when the soil surface begins to dry, and check hanging baskets and other containers frequently, especially in hot or windy weather.