balsam impatiens

I love the balsam but have had problems with them growing too tall and am having to stake and tie them, can they be pruned to reduce height? I don’t want the stop flowering but they get really unruly before I can harvest the seeds.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 04/08/2020 @ 3:10 pm

When they start getting too tall, just cut them back a few inches after a flush of bloom. Deadheading can help if you pinch off a couple of inches when you remove the faded blooms.

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