I’m often asked if it’s safe to start growing common impatiens in our gardens again. What was once North America’s number one selling bedding plant and often touted as Mother Nature’s most perfect ...

When I think of color for shaded areas in the landscape, my thoughts immediately go to impatiens. Impatiens have been the go-to annual bedding plant for decades to provide bright, beautiful flowers in ...

Your description indicates that you have had downy mildew on your impatiens. Downy mildew of impatiens has been observed in the United States since about 1994 but became more widespread and ...

A new line of disease-resistant impatiens, a sunflower that thinks it’s a blooming bush, and a velvety trailer that people can’t resist touching top the list of interesting new annual flowers debuting ...

Gardeners celebrate! The beloved Impatiens flower is back and it’s bolder, brighter and in no danger from being wiped out by downy mildew again. Yvonne Cunningham takes the new species for a test ...

Impatiens used to be our favorite and best-selling annual flower. They bloomed like crazy, flowered reliably even in deep shade, and were cheap, too. Then a disease swooped in midway through the 2012 ...

With the proper care, impatiens can bloom continuously until the first frost. The right light, watering, and feeding schedule is key to extending blooming. Cutting back end-of-season leggy growth can ...

When Impatiens walleriana Beacon arrived on the garden scene as the first bedding impatiens to beat downy mildew, it felt as if we were getting back to normal. This bestie for shade once again ...

A shady spot in a garden with a wood chair - Chiyacat/Getty Images Choosing the right plants for your shade garden can be tough, especially if you're a beginner gardener. And if you're hoping to break ...

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