These New Guinea Impatiens (scientifically known as Impatiens hawkeri) boast the most mesmerizing shade of purple! While undoubtedly a visually appealing plant, it’s important to note that it’s not native to the Oglebay Bissonnette Garden.
Via iNaturalist:
It was first collected in the Territory of Papua in 1884 and soon became popular as a greenhouse plant. After its discovery, fifteen other similar New Guinea taxa were collected, all of which were later determined to be forms of I. hawkeri.
