Due to their colorful, abundant blooms, ability to grow in the shade, and yearly popularity, impatiens plants are one of the most common flowers. Even while impatiens are less likely to flourish in full-day direct sunlight, certain kinds may be able to handle the moderate sun.
This low-maintenance plant is perfect for patio pots, mixed planters, and garden borders. The blossoms of this plant are ideal for a pollinator garden because they draw butterflies and other beneficial insects.
Who says impatiens can’t take some sun? Impatiens variants like SunPatiens, New Guinea, and Bounce can withstand significantly more sun than the more common kinds.
In this article, I’ll discuss 7 impatiens you can plant in your garden’s sunny spots.
1. ‘Sun Harmony Baby Pink’
Decorate your outdoor spaces with this popular plant, which tolerates full sun if kept well-watered. ‘Sun Harmony Baby Pink’ has glossy foliage and big, spectacular, baby-pink flowers in the warmer months. It has a compact, uniform growth habit.
‘Sun Harmony Baby Pink’ prefers direct sunlight to mild shade. Impatiens Sun Harmony does best in a location with early sun and afternoon shade. To optimize blooming, you might need to provide a temporary shade structure if your garden area receives more than eight hours of direct sunlight daily. Always keep the soil wet.
2. BounceTM ‘White’
BounceTM is a line of impatiens developed to tolerate full sun better, though it still grows best in dappled shade. The color options for BounceTM impatiens are violet, lavender, lilac, cherry, and white. Bounce impatiens have robust branches that mature to 20 to 30 inches and have huge, vivid, self-cleaning flowers.
‘ White’ is an excellent branching, a low-maintenance cultivar that blooms quickly and adds color to your garden. This flower will flourish in sunlight and shade and is resistant to downy mildew.
3. ‘Sunstanding Salmon’
‘Sunstanding Salmon’ is an impatiens cultivar that grows to 36 inches and produces salmon-coral colored flowers in the garden’s sunny or partially shady areas.
‘Sunstanding Salmon’ will produce the most beautiful blooms if planted in a location with morning sun and afternoon shade. You may need to provide temporary shading in areas with more than eight hours of sunlight daily.
This low-maintenance plant works well in patio pots, mixed planters, and as a border plant in gardens. Because butterflies and other insects are drawn to the blossoms of this plant, it is an excellent choice to include in a landscape designed to attract pollinators.
4. ‘Celebration’
‘Celebration’ is a cultivar that can withstand high temperatures and direct sunlight while producing huge, spectacular flowers. From the mid-spring until the beginning of fall, it is covered in showy spherical flowers that may be white, pink, orange, or red. Throughout the season, the color of its pointed leaves, which are dark green, does not change.
This plant will thrive in either full or partial sunlight, so choose your location accordingly. It does well in conditions ranging from average to uniformly moist. However, it cannot survive if in standing water for long periods. It does not have any preferences regarding the pH or soil type. It is incredibly tolerant of urban pollutants.
‘Celebration’ is not only an excellent option for use in the garden but also makes an excellent choice for planting in hanging baskets and outdoor containers. It is frequently utilized as a filler in the spiller-thriller-filler container combination to present a mass of blossoms against which the thriller plants can stand out.
5. ‘SunPatiens® Compact Electric Orange’
The reddish-orange blossoms of the Sunpatiens® Electric Orange plant are set off beautifully by the plant’s pointed, dark green foliage. In contrast to the majority of other types of impatiens, this cultivar thrives best when grown in full or partial sunlight. It will develop a rounded appearance and reach a height of 16 to 30 inches, with a spread of 14 to 20 inches as it matures. This plant will be covered in colorful flowers beginning in the spring and continuing through the first frost.
The particular cultivar is a popular choice for planting as an annual. It is tolerant of heat and humidity, disease resistant, and versatile.
These lovely plants are perfect for giving an eye-catching display all through the summer and can be grown in borders, beds, containers, or window boxes.
6. ‘Scarlet Red’
SunPatiens Scarlet Red has a mounded shape and is quite thick. It bears stunning scarlet spherical flowers at the terminals of the stalks beginning in the middle of spring and lasting until the early part of October. The deep green color of its pointed leaves remains consistent throughout the year.
This plant does well in environments with a lot of sun and shade. Although it cannot withstand submerged entirely in water, it does well in moderately to evenly wet soils. It does not care about the pH level or the type of soil. It has a high resistance to the contaminants found in cities.
‘SunPatiens Scarlet’ is an excellent cultivar for growing in outdoor pots and hanging baskets in addition to the garden itself. It can be used as either a filler or a thriller in the spiller-thriller-filler container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used.
7. ‘Corona’
Mounded in appearance, the thick herbaceous annual ‘SunPatiens Corona’ has a medium texture that allows it to blend in with the rest of the garden. A few plants with a finer or coarser texture can always be added to the mix to create an exciting composition.
This plant does well in both completely sunny and completely shaded environments. Although it won’t tolerate standing water, it does well in conditions that range from slightly to extremely damp. The soil’s PH level isn’t critical. It is resistant to the contaminants found in cities and even thrives in highly populated areas.
Use this cultivar in mass planting, borders, edges, and flower gardens. In addition, you can utilize them in containers or baskets hanging from the ceiling.
