Impatiens are a popular flower for adding color to less colorful areas of your garden like shaded areas. Compact and easy to add to flower gardens or use for borders. Impatiens have beautiful shades of colors. They bloom from spring until frost. They grow in little mounds that can get as big as 1 foot tall and two foot wide.
Key Takeaways:
- Impatien plants attract beneficial insects and are drought resistant.
- Impatiens can add a pop of color to boring gardens.
- Impatiens contrast beautifully against companion plants with darker foliage.
“Impatiens are a long-time favorite for adding splashes of color to shady beds. Blooming from spring until frost, impatiens can fill in the gaps between bloom times of shade perennials.”
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