I’ve grown some New Guinea impatiens from seeds, which are planted outside in south-facing troughs. The plants looked really healthy and are much larger than I expected – 18 inches to 2 feet in height. However, none of the buds have grown out from to the main stem, so each plant has a column of flowers that you can’t really see because they are covered by leaves. The blooms are also quite poor quality and either look mouldy, moth-eaten or just shrivelled up. There are in the sheltered spot that gets sunshine for part of the day and I have watered them regularly, but not over watered them, as recommended. I don’t understand why they haven’t flowered as normal, and the only thing I can think of is we’ve had a particularly cold summer this year with temperatures rarely exceeding 20C. Any advice would be greatly appreciated? – thanking you in advance! Matt
I’ve grown some New Guinea impatiens from seeds, which are planted outside in south-facing troughs. The plants looked really healthy and are much larger than I expected – 18 inches to 2 feet in height. However, none of the buds have grown out from to the main stem, so each plant has a column of flowers that you can’t really see because they are covered by leaves. The blooms are also quite poor quality and either look mouldy, moth-eaten or just shrivelled up. There are in the sheltered spot that gets sunshine for part of the day and I have watered them regularly, but not over watered them, as recommended. I don’t understand why they haven’t flowered as normal, and the only thing I can think of is we’ve had a particularly cold summer this year with temperatures rarely exceeding 20C. Any advice would be greatly appreciated? – thanking you in advance! Matt