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With pillar-box red, generous, double flowers from May to October this beauty will certainly set your borders, containers and baskets alight (from a colour perspective). Each of the rose-like blooms bears velvety-looking petals with a magical, glimmering underside – giving this variety its special name, Impatiens walleriana ‘Glimmer Double Bright Red’. Flowers are held against foliage which emerges in March and forms a dome of deeply veined, toothed, simple leaves. A fantastic flower for bees and other pollinators which radiates a magnetic charm and acts as the bold stroke which is sure to paint your garden with brilliance. A relatively new variety which is valued for its extra mildew resistance and robust nature. Plant Impatiens walleriana ‘Glimmer Bright Red’ in moist, well-drained soil of an type which benefits from either full sun or partial shade and any aspect other than north-facing. These tender perennials are most frequently grown as annuals, and will die back when the weather turns cold in autumn or winter unless lifted before temperatures drop below 5°C.
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Key Information
Latin Name | Impatien walleriana ‘Glimmer Double Bright Red’ |
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Common Name | Busy Lizzie |
Hardiness | H2 (1 to 5°C) |
Colour | Red |
Format | Young Plants |
Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.40 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.30 |
Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand |
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for hanging baskets | Yes |
Good for pollinators | Yes |
Good for groundcover | Yes |