Impatiens plant

Abstract

A novel impatiens variety having deep orange-red blossoms borne profusely on a semi-compact plant.

I claim: a 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens known by the cultivar name Lafayette and particularly characterized as to uniqueness by the combined characteristics of semi-compact growth habit that breaks well after the removal of the apical tip; internode spacing which provides excellent exposure to foliage and flowers; sharp, narrow leaf variegation, with the variegation developing quickly; deep orange-red flower color and profuse flowering; a spur which is curved and the same color as the flower petals, and its five flower petals, the top one of which is separated from the other four with its apex nearly pointed, and the bottom two of which are largest in diameter and have their apices recessed at the vein.