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Impaciencia de Nueva Guinea

Impaciencia de Nueva Guinea

Impatiens hawkeri
Una perenne tierna originaria de Nueva Guinea, cultivada casi en todas partes de América del Norte como anual de estación cálida, apreciada por su floración ininterrumpida y luminosa en semisombra — y, a diferencia de la impaciencia común, también con bastante más sol. Forma matas de 6-24 inches de alto y 18-36 inches de ancho, con grandes flores planas de cinco pétalos en coral, salmón, rosa, rojo, naranja, lavanda y blanco sobre un follaje oscuro y llamativo, a menudo con tonos bronce. Su verdadero atractivo es honesto y práctico: Impatiens hawkeri es resistente al mildiu velloso de la impaciencia (Plasmopara obducens), la enfermedad que arruinó las plantaciones de Impatiens walleriana, lo que la convierte en la planta de jardinería fiable para sombra a semisol allí donde ya no se puede confiar en la especie común.
Climate fit: narrow (30/100)
Filler
Border
Container
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
6-24" tall · 14" apart
Lifecycle
True annual (one season)
Native in Illinois
No
Se cultiva exclusivamente como anual ornamental de semisombra a sol para parterres, macetas y cestos colgantes; no es un cultivo alimentario y carece de uso comestible notable.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Impaciencia de Nueva Guinea (Impatiens hawkeri). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/impatiens-hawkeri
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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