SunPatiens® Vigorous Tropical Salmon Sunpatiens

SunPatiens® Vigorous Tropical Salmon is a named impatiens hybrid with salmon-colored flowers and a vigorous spreading habit. Ball identifies the selected material as code SAKIMP005 and lists PP19,500, while Sakata lists Tropical Salmon among the Vigorous colors ([Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=096406152048224) and [Sakata](https://sakataornamentals.com/plantname/sunpatiens-vigorous/)). ## Garden Use Ball gives cultivar-level guidance for sun or shade, with 18–36 in. height and 22–36 in. spread. Sakata describes the Vigorous line for baskets, containers, and landscape plantings and notes strong growth under heat ([Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=096406152048224); [Sakata](https://sakataornamentals.com/plantname/sunpatiens-vigorous/)). ## Soil and Water Ball lists heavy water needs and a production-medium pH of 5.8–6.2. As broader New Guinea impatiens guidance, NC State recommends moist, well-drained, organic-rich soil and more water where plants receive more sun ([Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=096406152048224); [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/impatiens-hawkeri/)). ## Bloom Ball lists spring, late spring, summer, late summer, and autumn flowering for this product. Sakata describes the SunPatiens family as providing continuous color from spring through hard frost and as unaffected by downy mildew ([Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=096406152048224); [Sakata](https://sakataornamentals.com/plantname/sunpatiens-vigorous/)). ## Maintenance Water regularly to meet the listed heavy demand, especially in sunny sites, and allow room for the spreading form. The plant is described as an annual, so plan to replace it after frost where it is not overwintered ([Sakata](https://sakataornamentals.com/plantname/sunpatiens-vigorous/); [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/impatiens-hawkeri/)).