How did your impatiens do?

MoJoV · ‎10-01-2010

Mine did really nicely. I took a chance and only bought a little 8 pack late last Spring. They are healthy and pretty. Last year they were all dead by early summer. I tried to insert a photo but apparently I'm too dense to do it.

Also,does anyone cut back their Knockout roses? I have one that is taller than me (5ft 6in). I trimmed a few back last fall very lightly and they came back pretty well.

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blueroses47 · ‎03-09-2010

I tried a couple of six packs for the first time in several years....this year they looked so healthy at the nursery and I wasn't sure if the problem with them was over or not. Well, most of them died off just like before, two survived, but did not thrive.

I'm bummed out over this problem with impatiens, since I loved them and relied upon them heavily for my pots and beds. I've been substituting begonias, and they do very well and the deer don't like them, but I still don't like them as well as impatiens.

As for the knockouts, I purchased some a few years ago, and the ones I cut back heavily this spring have gotten so tall. They are doing very well, but the yellow ones have gotten black spot at some point in the season and then send the problem to the red ones, which seem to be a little more resistant. I don't like spraying, but I did do a little of that this year. I thought knockouts weren't as susceptible to black spot as some of the other roses.

Julie928 · ‎04-08-2013

Mine did really well, too! I plant them every year and I've never had a problem. The ones in the shade garden & fairy garden are getting really big. The ones I planted alongside the waterfall by the pond aren't as big, but that may be because of the net we have to keep over the pond to keep the heron out, lol! :-)

JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

@MoJoV wrote:
Mine did really nicely. I took a chance and only bought a little 8 pack late last Spring. They are healthy and pretty. Last year they were all dead by early summer. I tried to insert a photo but apparently I'm too dense to do it.
Also,does anyone cut back their Knockout roses? I have one that is taller than me (5ft 6in). I trimmed a few back last fall very lightly and they came back pretty well.

Impatiens are still on the not available list here. But definitely cut back your Knock Outs by a third in fall and you can cut them back to about 18" in the spring. Yes, they do bounce back nicely -- I try to keep my Double Knock Out at around 4'.

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JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

@blueroses47 wrote:
I tried a couple of six packs for the first time in several years....this year they looked so healthy at the nursery and I wasn't sure if the problem with them was over or not. Well, most of them died off just like before, two survived, but did not thrive.

I'm bummed out over this problem with impatiens, since I loved them and relied upon them heavily for my pots and beds. I've been substituting begonias, and they do very well and the deer don't like them, but I still don't like them as well as impatiens.

As for the knockouts, I purchased some a few years ago, and the ones I cut back heavily this spring have gotten so tall. They are doing very well, but the yellow ones have gotten black spot at some point in the season and then send the problem to the red ones, which seem to be a little more resistant. I don't like spraying, but I did do a little of that this year. I thought knockouts weren't as susceptible to black spot as some of the other roses.

Knock Outs are resistant to black spot but that doesn't mean they don't get it at all; they get it a lot later in the season than other roses go. Just practice good garden sanitation in the fall to prevent the spores from overwintering.

Look for at your nursery for two cultivars called 'Bounce' & 'Big Bounce' next year to plant. These are the new disease resistant impatiens for those who love them but can't get the original ones.

☼The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. GBShaw☼

Nataliesgramma · ‎03-28-2015

Mine did good until about 2 weeks ago.They are all yellow and sick looking no matter where they are in the yard.

My new favorite plant is the Wave petunia.....I don't know if I am going to buy impatiens anymore...

avid shopper · ‎04-18-2010

Upstate NY....New Guinea Impatiens...still doing well.

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

I did not plant them this year. But I have seen beds of impatients in the area that are doing great. Will have to try and plant them again next year.

I bought gallon container size double begonias at Sams Club this year. They really filled up the flower beds with color.

JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

@avid shopper wrote:
Upstate NY....New Guinea Impatiens...still doing well.

'Bounce' & 'Big Bounce' have as their parents New Guinea impatiens & the regular impatiens.

☼The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. GBShaw☼

WSfan · ‎03-09-2010

Midwest-- my impatients are doing very well. Looked scrawny before we planted, but that was our fault for not planting them right away. I have them in flower boxes on my front porch railings, which receives part shade. They have filled in nicely and look healthy.