SunPatiens® Compact Coral Pink

SunPatiens® Compact Coral Pink is the market name for New Guinea impatiens selection ‘SAKIMP042’, a compact, strongly branching plant with light coral-pink flowers and green foliage. Ball lists this cultivar at 14–24 inches tall and 12–20 inches wide, while Sakata gives a broader 16–30-inch height and 14–20-inch width for its Compact class overall. In suitable gardens it flowers continuously from spring through hard frost. ## Size and season The cultivar-specific range from [Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=096406602001298) is useful for spacing and container planning without implying one mature point size. The wider ranges on Sakata’s [Compact SunPatiens profile](https://sakataornamentals.com/plantname/sunpatiens-compact/) describe the class rather than this individual color selection. ## Placement and care This compact selection fits bedding and containers, including mixed displays. Sakata describes SunPatiens as mounding, spreading, sun-loving and heat-loving, with flowering from spring through hard frost; the Compact Coral Pink page also lists the cultivar as tolerant of sun and shade. For general New Guinea impatiens care, [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/impatiens-hawkeri/) recommends moist, well-drained soil with organic matter and notes that brighter sites need more water. ## Maintenance Keep the root zone evenly moist but well drained, checking moisture more often in sunny or hot placements. Avoid saturated soil, and adjust irrigation to local heat, rainfall and container drying. The compact, branched growth is suited to seasonal beds and containers; monitor spacing so neighboring plants do not crowd the display.