What type of impatiens are these?

[Don Wiss]

I am not a fan of the New Guinea impatiens that is now being offered as the replacement for the no longer available Walleriana. The leaves look like they are made of silk.

A neighbor has some different type of impatiens. It is taller than the Walleriana. He'd like to know what type it is so that he can buy it again next year.

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Don

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[Pat Kiewicz]

Not any type of impatiens. A favorite of mine for container planting.

The scientific name is Catharantus roseus, but they are usually sold as "Vinca" or "Periwinkle".

The species:

Some stellar examples of cultivars:

They are usually happier in part sun (especially morning sun) rather than full shade.

[zxcvbob]

I'm pretty sure those are periwinkles (Vinca rosea.) HTH :)

Bob