Parade Picnic Combination

Light Needs

Partial Sun to Full Sun

(At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

6 - 12 Inches

Mature Spread

18 - 24 Inches

A true summer crowd‑pleaser, Parade Picnic paints containers and patios in classic red‑white‑and‑blue from May right through the first autumn chill. SunPatiens® Compact Fire Red impatiens top the party with bold, 2-inch blooms, while Blue My Mind® dwarf morning‑glory weaves silver‑green foliage under a wave of sky‑blue flowers. Between them, Diamond Snow® Euphorbia floats a soft cloud of tiny white stars that never seem to quit. The three plants mature at roughly a foot tall, naturally forming a layered mound that spills just far enough to soften basket rims or the lip of a whiskey barrel.

Heat tolerance defines this patriotic mix. Evolvulus and Euphorbia hail from South America, SunPatiens® were bred for tropical sun, and all three shrug off drought once established. Hummingbirds nose into the fire‑red impatiens; bees drift among Euphorbia’s nectar dots; and butterflies pause on the blue trumpets. Use the combination anywhere you’d stage a Fourth‑of‑July display—porch pots, poolside planters, curbside boxes, or a sunny border’s edge—because the habit works as both filler and spiller.

Parade Picnic Combination Care

Set transplants in a high‑quality potting mix enriched with slow‑release fertilizer pellets. In full sun they drink more quickly, so water whenever the top inch feels dry; in part shade the schedule eases. If your mix already contains plant food, supplement with water‑soluble fertilizer only once a month; otherwise feed every other week to keep color strong. No deadheading is required, but a quick shear in late July sparks fresh branching and extends the show.

Keep containers outdoors year‑round in frost‑free zones 10–11. Gardeners in cooler climates can treat Parade Picnic as a long-blooming annual or wheel pots into a bright sunroom before the first hard freeze; cut plants back by one‑third and water lightly until spring.

Parade Picnic Combination Spacing

One six‑pack (two SunPatiens®, two Diamond Snow®, two Blue My Mind®) fills a 12–14 inch pot with ease. In larger patio tubs, double the recipe for every additional 8 inches of diameter. Plant each component 10‑12 inches apart when edging beds or massing in a low ground‑cover drift, and allow at least 16 inches between groups so each mound can reach its full, rounded shape.

SKU:

CON522