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Impatiens range from 8 inches to 2 feet tall. Many cultivars will be taller than descriptions in catalogs in hot southern summers. Heat-tolerant cultivars will remain more compact. Flowers are from 1 to 2 inches across.
Garden impatiens have been a big favorite with gardeners for planting in shady areas in their yards. Garden impatiens have been a major crop for greenhouse growers to sell retail to garden centers and wholesale to landscapers. Unfortunately, there is a downy mildew disease now infecting them. Maryland had its first reported case of downy mildew on garden impatiens in early June 2012.