Impatiens does best in partial shade to shade and in average to evenly moist conditions. It will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH and is highly tolerant of urban pollution.
Super Elfin Lipstick Impatiens is a dense herbaceous annual bedding plant with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition. It is covered in stunning orange round flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to late summer. It's small pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.