Super Sonic® Dark Red Impatiens

Super Sonic® Dark Red is a vigorous, mounding New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) with large red flowers for shade beds, containers, and mixed plantings. Syngenta lists this exact selection as product 70066415 in the Super Sonic® series and gives the series a 14–18-inch garden size range for height and width. [Syngenta Flowers 2024–2026 Annuals Catalog](https://online.flippingbook.com/view/636494595/1/) ## Habit and flowering The Super Sonic® series has a mounding form and flowers from mid-spring through summer. Its listed exposure ranges from full shade to part sun; the catalog describes strong garden performance in shade even under high heat. In Penn State's 2017 shade-ground trial, Super Sonic Dark Red received a 4.78 rating from 16 evaluations, with recorded measurements of 17 inches high and 35 inches wide. [Penn State Flower Trials](https://agsci.psu.edu/flower-trials/trial-year/2017/plant-name/impatiens-newguinea-super-sonic-dark-red) ## Growing conditions At species level, New Guinea impatiens prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter. It tolerates a broad light range, but brighter exposure increases its water needs. NC State also describes spring-to-fall flowering and butterfly attraction. [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/impatiens-hawkeri/) ## Garden use Use this mounding selection in containers, hanging baskets, borders, or mass plantings. Syngenta specifically lists larger containers and mixed combinations for Super Sonic; the species profile also supports borders and mass plantings. These placements suit a shaded patio, entry, or garden bed. ## Maintenance Keep soil moist while allowing excess water to drain, and increase watering as light exposure increases. Monitor container soil moisture regularly during warm weather.