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Rockapulco® Rose

Plant in partial shade or shade

10 - 20

Impatiens walleriana
P Allen Smith Platinum Collection
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Double Impatiens
Impatiens
walleriana

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Is there anyone who hasn’t heard of Impatiens? They grow in shade; like warm weather; annual except in zones 10 – 11; have single or double flowers? Rockapulco™, however, aren’t your shade garden variety Impatiens. We’re a new series from one of the world’s best plant breeders. Rockapulco™ thrive in the hottest, most humid deep shade. Like inside a brick-walled courtyard in the Midwest or South.

Each plant forms a symmetrical mound of dark green foliage 10 -20 inches tall. Within a few weeks, an endless profusion of double flowers creates an ever-blooming display of color. Appleblossom, Dark Orange, Orchid, Pink, Purple, Red, Rose, and White. We will Rockapulco™ your world.

Features

Light up any shady area with masses of blooms that resemble miniature rosebuds; no deadheading necessary, blooms spring to frost
• Best Seller
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Landscape Plant
• Low Maintenance

Ornamental Characteristics

Flower Color:
Pink
Foliage Color:
Green
Garden Height:
10 - 20"; Medium
Spacing:
10 - 12"
Habit:
Mounded
Container Plant Style:
Filler - Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination

Plant Needs

Duration:
Annual
Bloom Time:
Planting to Frost
Zones:
Annual except in zones 10 - 11
What is my zone?
Hardy Temp:
35°F (2°C)
Exposure:
Plant in partial shade or shade
Water Needs:
Normal
Maintenance:
Easy
Uses:
Landscapes and containers
Use in landscapes, containers and combinations

Patent Information

Rockapulco® Rose Impatiens walleriana 'BALOLESTOP' USPP13,639, Can. 1525

Growing Tips

Deadheading isn't necessary but removing spent blooms isn't harmful if you want to clean the plants.

Rockapulco impatiens are very easy to care for, provide them with a shady location, give them a bit of fertilizer and don’t let them dry out too much and they will be happy campers. The shouldn’t need to be trimmed back, but can be pruned to shape them at any time. If they get too tall, you can cut them back to promote additional branching and a more compact habit.

An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

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Other Colors In Rockapulco® Series


Appleblossom

Dark Orange

Orchid

Purple

Red

White
Year Award Trial
2010 Top Performer Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
2008 Top Performer Norfolk Botanical Garden
2007 Prairie Star Kansas State University
2009 Best Varieties Penn State
2008 Leader of the Pack Summer - Early Season North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
2008 Top Performer National Arboretum
  Given adequate water, all of these impatiens cultivars did very well, even in areas where they got almost full sun. Their double flowers were fantastic and they exhibited good vigor and flower production.
2008 Excellent Rating Powell Gardens
  These are little double flowered work horses. They took the summer with ease, great flower and foliage all season. Wonderful bedding plants.
2008 Top Performer in Ground Kansas State University
2009 Top Performer Kansas State University
2008 Top Performer Ohio State University Extension - Springfield
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