Garden

[Patriot3]

I got  4 sunpatiens from the Q and planted them in a pot about 18 high X about 12 diameter.  Afterwards I got to thinking that maybe it was too big and maybe they would all go to root and not the foliage and flowers.

Does anyone know the answer?  I did buy a pot smaller and plan to replant them, but won't if anyone knows if the bigger pot is okay.  Thanks for any replies

By the way, they arrived in beautiful form!

[moonandthestars]

@Patriot3 

I got Phillip's sunpatiens last year and they were fantastic.  I planted 2 maybe three in a pot larger than yours and they filled out beautifully.  Give them a chance to spread and grow  They filled in fairly quickly and bloomed all summer +.  They did start to be a little leggy as I was slow to plant them out of their original packaging, but everything turned out great in the end.

[skatting44]

I bought the  same sunpatients as the other poster mentioned from last yr a trio of 3 , pink,red, white. I did npt think they would do well because the plants were so small. Well, I put them inone pot and they grew so huge that I had to transplant to 3 separate  11" pots

[KathyM23]

Impatiens plants can grow spead out quite well if you give them enough room. Last year we planted 1 each in 6" pots and they did not do well.  We took them out of the pots and planted them in the ground and they made a remarkable recovery and grow quite large and showy.  I think 2 in a large pot would work out.  BTW even tho impatiens have always be said to be a shade plant we have always planted ours in a sunny location and they were large and beautiful so Sunpatiens is just a name for impatients IMO

[Grade1Teach]

Sunpatiens are vigorous growers and they do spread up and out.  I would honestly only plant one in a 12 inch pot, but you can put in two at most and plant the rest somewhere else.  They will fill out beautifully in no time at all.

[AuntG]

Just planted eight of them in a walkway border. I'm going to feed them some Miracle Grow.

[Eileen in Virginia]

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@Grade1Teach wrote:

Sunpatiens are vigorous growers and they do spread up and out.  I would honestly only plant one in a 12 inch pot, but you can put in two at most and plant the rest somewhere else.  They will fill out beautifully in no time at all.

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I agree that 1 per pot is fine. I've been planting Sunpatiens in 14" pots since I retired almost 12 years ago. By July, the plant fills out beautifully and gets about a foot tall, maybe taller. It's hard to believe that it started out as a 3" seedling. 

[RespectLife]

I also purchased Watson Sunpatients last year.  One plant per 12" pot and they filled in nicely.

I was on AD and was supposed to get a shipment by now.

Got an email they are trying to get supply from the vendor....but they still have not shipped ....just says In Process.

I don't know if I should cancel and buy local or not.  I REALLY liked them last year.

Anyone else on AD for Phillip Watson Sunpatients?

Have you received them?

[Chessa35]

  The top has 3 plants , and the bottom has four plants . I get them every year and always have good luck . 

[chlema]

Planted mine last year one to a pot about 12" wide.  They did great, huge and healthy.  Some were from Philip, some were from Home Depot.  Both did well but HD's did a tad better - and they were cheaper lol.  This year I just got HD's.  

I do think there is a difference between impatients and sun patients.  I have both and the "regular" impatients wilt in the sun - at least in my area - northern Delaware - whereas the sunpatients thrive in sunshine.