Impatiens SunPatiens® Compact Best Friends Forever Mix

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.

Compact Classic White, Compact Lavender and Compact Royal Magenta impatiens.

Product Form

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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.