Spectra™ Bright Red Impatiens

Spectra™ Bright Red (product 70071359) is a named color selection in Syngenta’s interspecific Impatiens Spectra line. Its product listing identifies an interspecific impatiens; the 2024 sell sheet lists a mounding habit, 10–14 inches tall and wide, with flowering from mid-spring to summer. [Syngenta product](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/flower/70071359) [2024 sell sheet](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/sites/g/files/kgtney2381/files/media/document/2024/10/29/sellsheet_vegetative_impatiens_spectra_2024.pdf) ## Flowers and placement The exact product is named for its bright red color. Syngenta describes Spectra as providing season-long landscape color in shade or part sun; the sell sheet also lists containers and hanging baskets. [Syngenta product](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/flower/70071359) [2024 sell sheet](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/sites/g/files/kgtney2381/files/media/document/2024/10/29/sellsheet_vegetative_impatiens_spectra_2024.pdf) ## Growing conditions Place it in full shade to part sun. For New Guinea impatiens culture generally, NC State Extension recommends moist, organic-rich, well-drained soil and more water in sunnier exposures; treat this as broad species guidance for the interspecific selection. [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/impatiens-hawkeri/) ## Maintenance At series level, the sell sheet describes Spectra as low-maintenance, with downy mildew resistance and fast rain recovery. Keep the root zone evenly moist, check containers during warm weather, and remove damaged growth as needed. [2024 sell sheet](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/sites/g/files/kgtney2381/files/media/document/2024/10/29/sellsheet_vegetative_impatiens_spectra_2024.pdf)