Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

Impatiens arguta – upright form
A vigorous perennial for damp shade, growing to 3 ft in height and 3 ft or more in spread, with 2", glossy leaves
and relatively large, cupped, rich lavender-blue flowers over a long season. Spreads by short tubers in rich soil
with regular water. Tough enough to tolerate some dry shade. A wonderful spiller for containers. Frost hardy in
USDA zone 7, possibly colder with mulch.
$11.00
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Impatiens briartii
Another African species, this an upright perennial with warm, pink flowers towards the top of rather exotic, 3 ft
stems in mid and late season. From Derick Pitman, aka Mr. Impatiens, who described the flowers as looking like
an octopus, a pink one at that. And who doesn't need a pink octopus? For morning light to dappled shade in a
cool greenhouse, or mulch outdoors in USDA zone 8.
$12.00
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Impatiens flanaganae
Very new to cultivation and rare, this species from East Africa grows to 3 or 4 ft on red, potato-like, prolific,
tuberous roots and produces masses of orchid-like flowers on tall stems with magenta upper petals and large soft
pink lower petals. Very exotic. For shade and moist soil. From a low elevation, but surprisingly frost hardy, to
10F, USDA zone 8, or lower.
$12.00
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Impatiens lawii
Semi-tuberous perennial, to 3 ft tall x 18” wide, its closest relative being the other yellow flowered species, I.
stenantha. Long flowering in the shady garden with consistent moisture. This glossy, deep green leaved form is
leaf hardy into the upper 30sF and most probably a good garden candidate to mid USDA zone 8. Does not
seem to set seed.
$11.00
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Impatiens namchabarwensis blue diamond impatiens
Stunning new impatiens from one remote location in Tibet’s Tsango Gorge, in moist, shady clearings with ample
summer rainfall. More annual than perennial, germinating in early spring and producing dazzling, blue flowers
from late spring to early summer - even through the first light frost. Can be brought through winter as cuttings
but does reseed in well watered garden areas. Perennial in USDA zone 10; reseeds in colder zones.
$7.00
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Impatiens omeiana 'Silver Pink'
This wonderful new selection of the Mt. Omei impatiens spreads slowly into a dense colony of 6" bronzy stems,
and gorgeous leaves a dark bronzy green sprinkled with silver like fairy dust and central veins in pink that
darkens and spills into the leaf. Yum. Mustard to salmon flowers a great contrast from late summer to frost.
Shade to deep shade in moist soil with, of course, summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
$16.00
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Impatiens rhombifolia
For the impatiens lover -- this creeping impatiens is tough in part shade to shade and surprisingly frost hardy.
Only 6” tall, plants root along the stems to cover moist ground, blooming in late summer and autumn with
interesting yellow flowers. Likes regular water and rich soil. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7!
$14.00
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