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Old 18-10-2013, 04:20 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default What type of impatiens are these?

Don Wiss wrote:
I am not a fan of the New Guinea impatiens that is now being offered as the
replacement for the no longer available Walleriana. The leaves look like
they are made of silk.

A neighbor has some different type of impatiens. It is taller than the
Walleriana. He'd like to know what type it is so that he can buy it again
next year.

Full pictu http://donwiss.com/pictures/misc/Impatiens-1.jpg
Closeup: http://donwiss.com/pictures/misc/Impatiens-2.jpg

Don http://foraging.com/ e-mail at page bottom.



I'm pretty sure those are periwinkles (Vinca rosea.) HTH

Bob