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originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
Good news from Hampton Virginia, my impatiens are doing just fine so far. I've already taken cuttings to make new plants.
Anyone who doesn't know this, you can pinch off a branch from the impatiens stick it in water, keep it in water about a week and it will grow roots. You can then plant it in the garden.
The same can be done with begonias and another great shade plant colius.
inpatients are shade plants that add color to areas where other flowers fail. They are available in mixed colors from red, fushia, pink, salmon, Orange, purple,and white. They have small dark green heart shaped leaves grow about a foot wide and 12-18 inches high.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
I take it "impatients" are some kind of decorative plant?
I have never heard of them before. I just got a Christmas cactus though, yay me!
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
Ok guys it's now August and the impatience I bought at Lowe's are going strong. I've even taken cuttings and the babies are flowering too. I'm in coastal Virginia . Don't know it that makes a difference. My plants are 18 inches wide and about a foot tall. How did everyone do? Or did you all avoid them this year? Mine are strong and healthy with lots of blooms.
originally posted by: Iwinder
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
Ok guys it's now August and the impatience I bought at Lowe's are going strong. I've even taken cuttings and the babies are flowering too. I'm in coastal Virginia . Don't know it that makes a difference. My plants are 18 inches wide and about a foot tall. How did everyone do? Or did you all avoid them this year? Mine are strong and healthy with lots of blooms.
Apologize for responding so late but I had some heath issues that needed seeing to.
In our city we never saw one impatience plant anywhere but the greenhouses all summer and fall long.
The greenhouse plants were all labeled with a warning that said more or less "Do not purchase these"
and people took note.
The only impatience we saw were the more expensive bush variety and they are impervious to this particular strain of fungi.
Thanks for posting your findings here and once more I am sorry for the long delay in posting back to you.
Regards, Iwinder
Looks like I've got some contaminated soil and won't be able to plant anything for a couple of years
originally posted by: CranialSponge
That's weird because my Double Impatients did beautifully this year. We purchased the plants from our local greenhouse (I'm in Manitoba). I planted them in my front yard under our crabapple tree that gives partial shade.
They were in full bloom from early June right up until last week when we hit our first overnight frost.
originally posted by: AutumnWitch657
Mid Nov. and the plants are still blooming. They will keep going until we have a frost which for me is usually just around Christmas time. We've planted pansies for the winter months. I also have a ton of knockout roses in bloom right now. I sometimes have roses for Christmas decorating. We grow nandina for decorations because of the red berries. Like holly but not nearly as vicious to the hands.
Anyway, I'll be planning inpatients for next spring unless that mold situation finally reaches us here in Virginia.
originally posted by: Iwinder
a reply to: Jarocal
Thanks for the above post!, good things to know and many thanks for sharing your wisdom with us on ATS.
Regards, Iwinder
No, the worldwide disease outbreak of downy mildew on garden impatiens is not over. But new disease resistant cultivars of impatiens are arriving at garden centers this spring.
Two of the newest are: SunPatiens® Spreading Shell Pink and Bounce® Pink Flame (‘Balboufink’). Sunpatiens thrives in half-day to full sun. Bounce impatiens are New Guinea types and grow either in modest shade to half-day morning sunlight (zones 6-8).
The plan they created starts in the greenhouse, when the impatiens are first planted, and includes a strict regimen of commercial fungicides following particular guidelines of spraying and drenching at certain time intervals.
"We're subscribing to fairly new fungicides," Hausbeck said. "They have chemistry that is, for the most part, considered to be environmentally safe. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) uses the term reduced risk. They're not going to be harmful to the environment, to bees or other elements of the garden that people are very concerned about."
By the time the impatiens make it to the market to be sold, they should be protected from the disease for the entire growing season, Hausbeck said, while acknowledging that weather conditions do play a part.
Maybe call one of the higher end ones and ask to speak to the person who orders the annuals. Last year in my state, you could get them, but not at the better places I haven't checked this year yet.
originally posted by: kosmicjack
Anyone know if this is for certain an issue this year?
Nursery's are selling them and I haven't heard an update. I've asked the nursery workers about it, but they dodge a firm answer.