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- Q.I Had Beautiful Impatiens Growing By My Door And Deer Ate Them. Will The Flowers Come Back? - I have window boxes and raised planters that were full of beautiful impatiens and now they are just stalks.
- Q.Impatiens - Have had great results planting in this area. Other plants in same area doing fine. Problem started at one end ...
- Q.Flowers - I planted 15 sun impatiens and 8 large geranium plants. Something ate all the petals and left the leaves ...
- Q.Double Impatient Blooms Won’t Open - why won't my double impatient blooms open up?
- Q.Something Is Eating The Buds Of My Passion Flower. Can You Help? - In the same area flower petals are eaten.
- Q.Is It Ok To Plant Impatiens In Same Area As Ones Before That Died Back In August From Some Airborne Fungus Disease? It’s Been - at least three years since they were planted there. What other flowers would be a good substitute for impatiens if ...
- Q.Balsam Impatiens - I love the balsam but have had problems with them growing too tall and am having to stake and tie ...
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Peggi913 on
May 25, 2019
29910Q.I had beautiful impatiens growing by my door and deer ate them. Will the flowers come back?
I have window boxes and raised planters that were full of beautiful impatiens and now they are just stalks.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 26, 2019A.It actually looks like you have quite a bit of plant material left.
Move it to a safe area.
Trim the damaged and broken stems and give your plant some time to recover.
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
June 1, 2019Q.impatiens
Have had great results planting in this area. Other plants in same area doing fine. Problem started at one end and progress to other. Took about a week.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 1, 2019A.It may take some further inspection on your plant and the growing area.
These articles will help you.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/impatiens/impatiens-downy-mildew.htm
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Anonymous on
June 5, 2019Q.Flowers
I planted 15 sun impatiens and 8 large geranium plants. Something ate all the petals and left the leaves undamaged. It was like they were eating a salad. No bug would leave so many plants otherwise undamaged and so neat. Help!!!
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 5, 2019A.This would usually be caused by rabbits or deer. These culprits will destroy plants completely, although I'm more likely to believe that it was rabbits, since they were choosey about which parts of the plant that they ate. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/keep-rabbits-out-of-gardens.htm
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sculptinclay on
June 8, 2019
62568Q.double impatient blooms won’t open
why won't my double impatient blooms open up?
Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 8, 2019
Certified ExpertA.This is, actually, quite a bit complicated. There are several factors affecting their bloom.
Fortunately, this article will help you to pin down, exactly, what is going on: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/impatiens/no-flowers-on-impatiens-plant.htm
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Anonymous on
July 25, 2019Q.Something is eating the buds of my passion flower. Can you help?
In the same area flower petals are eaten.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 25, 2019A.This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/passion-flower-vine-problems.htm
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Anonymous on
March 4, 2020Q.Is it ok to plant impatiens in same area as ones before that died back in August from some airborne fungus disease? It’s been
at least three years since they were planted there. What other flowers would be a good substitute for impatiens if I can't replant them there. Impatiens are so showy and have such an abundance of flowers all summer. I really miss them.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
March 4, 2020
Certified ExpertA.It's best not to because of replant disease if you are sure your plant died of a fungus and not a cultural problem. The article below explains more.
You could plant your impatiens in pots and set them on the same place or remove the questionable soil and replace with fresh soil and plenty of compost.
Other plants that could go there would need to be shade tolerant (I'm guessing this is a shady place.)
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/shade/finding-a-shade-loving-plant.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/planting-in-old-spaces.htm
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Anonymous on
April 7, 2020Q.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.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 8, 2020
Certified ExpertA.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.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/balsam/balsam-plant-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/deadheading-flowers.htm
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