Plant Care Library

Other Names:  Busy Lizzie, Busy Lizzy

Group/Class:  Big Bounce Series

Brand:  Ball

Description:

An exciting large variety featuring volumes of lilac blooms on a mounded habit, from late spring until fall; well branched plants bounce back very well after a wilt; excellent shade color for the garden or containers; resists downy mildew

Ornamental Features

Big Bounce™ Lilac Impatiens is covered in stunning lilac purple round flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early fall. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Big Bounce™ Lilac Impatiens is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Big Bounce™ Lilac Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Big Bounce™ Lilac Impatiens will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 30 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Big Bounce™ Lilac Impatiens is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It can be used either as 'filler' or as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.