New Guinea Impatiens, Costa Rica


🔍 New Guinea Impatiens | Impatiens hawkeri 🌸

📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷

💬 This plant has a role as a pivotal ingredient in supporting native pollinators in New Guinea, such as bees, who are attracted to the vivid flowers, helping to maintain local biodiversity (acting as a mini refuge).


Also Known as:

China Guinea (Spanish), Impatiens

Plant Type:

Herb

Lifespan:

Annual, Perennial

Ultimate Height:

20 – 60 cm

Ultimate Spread:

15 – 30 cm

Native Habitat:

Papua New Guinea

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