This selection is ideal for landscapes and containers, producing masses of fast color; thrives in sun and shade, does well in heat, yet tolerates light frost; vigorous and disease resistant.
Ornamental Features SunPatiens® Roller Coaster Valravn Violet New Guinea Impatiens features bold violet-pink round flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early fall. Its pointy leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes SunPatiens® Roller Coaster Valravn Violet New Guinea Impatiens is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. SunPatiens® Roller Coaster Valravn Violet New Guinea Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications; Mass Planting, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting, Hanging Baskets.
Planting & Growing SunPatiens® Roller Coaster Valravn Violet New Guinea Impatiens will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This plant performs well in both full sun and full shade. However, you may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.
SunPatiens® Roller Coaster Valravn Violet New Guinea Impatiens is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It can be used either as ‘filler’ or as a ‘thriller’ in the ‘spiller-thriller-filler’ container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
