Impatiens SunPatiens® Compact Purple Candy

General Information

Exceptional outdoor performance. Tolerates all weather, from spring through hard frost; continuous flowering all season. Unique varieties love sun as well as shade. Downy mildew resistant.

Grower Information

Exceptional outdoor performance. Tolerates all weather, from spring through hard frost; continuous flowering all season. Unique varieties love sun as well as shade. Compact series is bred for small pot production and is downy mildew resistant.

Large, purple-red bicolor flowers are very early to bloom and held on strong-vigor, well-branched plants.

'SAKIMP077'

Protection Information: US PAF

(Flowering Only License)

SUNPATIENS is bred by Sakata. SUNPATIENS is a registered trademark of Sakata.

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Growing Information

General Information

Height: 14 - 24 in. (36 - 61 cm)

Spread: 12 - 20 in. (30 - 51 cm)

Exposure: Shade, Sun

Propagation Guide

Tray Sizes (cells/tray): 50, 72, 84, 105

Rooting Hormone: No

Average Days with Mist: 5-8

Pinch: No

Average Propagation Time (weeks): 3

Comments: Avoid saturated media. Reduce mist as soon as possible. To reduce stretch, transplant on time.

Finishing

Soil pH: 5.8-6.2

Light Levels (fc): 4,000-9,000

Temperature Day: 68-79°F (20-26°C)

Temperature Night: 59-64°F (15-18°C)

Fertilization (ppm N): 75-150

No. of Pinches: 0

Plant Growth Regulators (S=spray / D=Drench): Daminozide/paclobutrazol(S) 1,000 ppm; daminozide/2 ppm paclobutrazol (low rate) for Compact series.

Pests: Thrips, aphids, mites

Diseases: Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus, Botrytis, Pythium

Finishing Comments: Dry culture, low to moderate nutrition, and cool temperatures will promote toned plants.