Impatiens Solarscape Lilac Spark Seed

Impatiens Solarscape Lilac Spark Seed brings soft lilac-pink summer colour to sunny beds, patio pots and mixed containers. This seed-propagated interspecific impatiens is a useful choice for South African gardeners who want the lush Busy Lizzie look with stronger sun performance than traditional shade-only impatiens.

Grow it successfully: Read the Impatiens Grow Guide.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Tender tropical perennial, usually grown as a warm-season annual bedding and container plant.
• Scientific Name: Impatiens hybrida, interspecific hybrid.
• Common Name: Busy Lizzie / interspecific impatiens.
• Flower Colour: Lilac-pink with a soft sparkling highlight.
• General Sowing Time: Start seed in warm, protected trays from late winter to spring; transplant once frost risk has passed and nights are warming.
• Position: Full sun to part shade with reliable moisture; use morning sun and afternoon shade in very hot, dry or windy areas.
• Seed Form: Raw seed
• Sow Depth: Press one raw seed onto moist fine mix and apply a light cover; light supports germination.
• Spacing: 30–36 cm.
• Germination: Aim for 22–25 C; controlled germination is commonly 4–5 days, though home conditions can take longer.
• Height: 23–28 cm.
• Spread: 38–51 cm.
• Available Pack Sizes: 5 raw seed, 5000 raw seed, 100 raw seed

Why Grow This Variety

• Soft lilac-pink blooms brighten containers and mixed summer beds without overpowering nearby colours.
• Seed-propagated Solarscape impatiens give gardeners and landscapers more flexibility than vegetative-only varieties.
• Well suited to full-sun beds and containers when plants are not allowed to dry out.
• Mounded plants help fill patio pots, borders, summer beds and landscape-style colour blocks.

Garden Uses

Grow Impatiens Solarscape Lilac Spark in patio containers, hanging baskets, sunny beds with regular watering, part-shade borders, poolside planters and summer colour displays. It works especially well planted in groups, where the mounded growth form and saturated flower colour create a strong seasonal effect.

Growing Notes

• Use a fine, sterile seedling mix and keep trays warm, humid and evenly moist until germination.
• Water gently so the tiny lightly covered seed is not washed away.
• Harden seedlings off gradually before planting into richer garden soil or containers.
• Plant into compost-improved, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil or a quality potting mix.

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