Anyone grow African Impatiens?

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Dec 26, 2006

I posted this query on the annuals forum but got no response. I saw African Impatiens listed in the new Burpee's catalog and since I am always interested in new shade plants, I found them appealing. Has anyone grown them and please tell what your experience was with them. They are yellow or a pink/yellow combo.

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CountryGardens Lewisville, MN(Zone 4a) Dec 26, 2006

Typical of these types of seed companies, don't tell you much. In the pictures, leaves look like New Guinea Impatiens. They could be a close relative.
I usually don't even look through their catalog.
Grabbed a pic off their web site.
Bernie

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Dec 26, 2006

I was hoping someone had raised them and could tell me about their experience

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Windy Belleville, IL(Zone 6b) Dec 27, 2006

I am always curious about new plants. I did a google search with African Impatiens and eventually found a scientific name for one.
Impatiens Niamniamensis
Try googling this one and see what you can come up with. It does look similar to the picture in Burpees.

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Dec 27, 2006

Hmmm, Impatiens Niamniamensis is listed as the Congo Cockatoo or Parrot Plant and has bright red, yellow & green blooms. It is not like the one listed in Burpee, which looks like the one Country Gardens has pictured above. So I think Burpee is calling its impatien by the wrong name...

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