African Impatiens Picture Gallery, Bright and Gorgeous Colors

The African impatiens is a plant with very gorgeous flower colors, good growth, and relatively easy planting and management. It isusually used by people for pot cultivation, box cultivation, or made into flower walls to serve as a good decorative accent. The African impatiens's beauty is unmatched by other flowers. Below let us take a look at the brightly colored Africanimpatiens pictures gallery.

1. Growth Habits and Uses of the African Impatiens

A germination rate of more than 90% in plug trays has always made the impatiens perform better than other series of varieties in all plug tray quality parameters, with the earliest flowering, the richest colors, and free branching.

Landscape use: In the application of herbaceous flowers in Europe and America, the African impatiens ranks first. It provides a wide range of bright colors and has vigorous growth and simple management. It is suitable for tray and box containers, hanging baskets, flower walls, window boxes, and balcony cultivation.

2. Propagation Methods of the African Impatiens

Seed propagation: When cultivated indoors, sowing can be done throughout the year. African impatiens seeds are tiny, with 1700 to 1800 seeds per gram. Use a sterilized mixed soil of culture soil, leaf mold, and fine sand for sowing. The suitable germination temperature is 22°C, and germination occurs 15 to 20 days after sowing. The suitable germination temperature for New Guinea impatiens is 24 to 26°C, and germination occurs 7 to 14 days after sowing.

Cuttage propagation: This can be done throughout the year. Cut sturdy top branches with full growth, 10 to 12 cm long, and insert them into a sand bed. At a room temperature of 20 to 25°C, they can root 20 days after insertion, and can be potted 30 days after insertion.

3. Growth Conditions of the African Impatiens

The African impatiens has relatively strict water requirements. During the seedling stage, the potting soil must be kept moist. Dehydration and drought must be avoided, as they are unfavorable to root and leaf growth. When the air is dry in summer and autumn, water should be sprayed frequently to maintain a certain air humidity, which is very beneficial to stem and leaf growth and branching. However, water must not accumulate in the pot, otherwise the plant will die from waterlogging.

During the growth process of the African impatiens, especially during the high-temperature period in summer and the flowering period, direct strong light should be prevented, and a shade net should be set up to prevent strong light exposure. When cultivated indoors in winter, sufficient sunlight is needed, but appropriate shading during the strong light at noon is beneficial to the growth of African impatiens leaves and prolongs the flowering ornamental period.

The soil should be loose, fertile, and well-drained leaf mold or peat soil, with a pH of 5.5 to 6.0 being most suitable.

4. Notes on Cultivating the African Impatiens

After the impatiens is planted, pinch the top of the plant's main stem to enhance its branching ability. After the base of the impatiens blooms, the flowers should be removed in time so that the tops of each branch can bloom successively. The impatiens should be watered in time, watered thoroughly in the morning, replenished with water in the evening, and water should be sprayed on its leaves and surroundings to avoid being too dry or too wet. The impatiens generally has few pests and diseases. If the temperature is relatively high, powdery mildew is very likely to appear. A 50% thiophanate wettable powder 800-fold dilution should be selected in time for spraying control, so that the impatiens can grow normally.