Impatiens (Daphoula)

Impatiens plants are one of the most popular bedding flowers, due to their brightly colored profuse blooms and their ability to grow in shady areas. Although they are technically perennial plants in tropical zones, impatiens are more often grown as annuals, where their spring to fall blooming season fills the garden with color. Standard impatiens flowers come in a variety of colors, including white, red, pink, violet, coral, purple, and yellow (a relative newcomer).

In northern United States and areas with similarly cold winters, the traditional time for planting impatiens is Memorial Day, when the danger of frost has passed, so the garden can bloom with these fast growers by late spring and summer.