Impatiens not flowering
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Impatiens not flowering
My impatiens have given flower-buds couple of times but buds fall before flowering. Pictures attached. What should I do to make them flower?
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
Your plant is under severe stress due to water starvation or heat. Impatiens (although some people whether this is true Impatiens) is very heat sensitive, but it likes bright sunlight with plenty of water along with good soil drainage :-)jdashraf wrote:My impatiens have given flower-buds couple of times but buds fall before flowering. Pictures attached. What should I do to make them flower?
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
I was told that they need to be protected from direct sunlight, so I have kept them under shed with bright sun light. Initially I used to water them on daily basis it didn't work then I started watering it on alternate day, it didn't work either. Please guide.
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
You must know that Balsams ..are a very difficult plant. I have killed them very successfully despite careful measures/
In my poor opinion they dislike heat, grow in total shade and require moist soil which is a difficult proposition in our summers. I am yet to come across a healthy balsamina anywhere around Up North.
I will never try them again, they are not worth the effort keeping in mind their ordinary flower and plant form.
In my poor opinion they dislike heat, grow in total shade and require moist soil which is a difficult proposition in our summers. I am yet to come across a healthy balsamina anywhere around Up North.
I will never try them again, they are not worth the effort keeping in mind their ordinary flower and plant form.
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
Farhan Ahmed wrote:You must know that Balsams ..are a very difficult plant. I have killed them very successfully despite careful measures/
In my poor opinion they dislike heat, grow in total shade and require moist soil which is a difficult proposition in our summers. I am yet to come across a healthy balsamina anywhere around Up North.
I will never try them again, they are not worth the effort keeping in mind their ordinary flower and plant form.
Mere leye keya hukam hay?
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
Totally agree with your experience. Just checked meaning of its name- rightly named as "Impatient" in Latin...perhaps it is impatient to die no matter how much care you provide :-)Farhan Ahmed wrote:You must know that Balsams ..are a very difficult plant. I have killed them very successfully despite careful measures/
In my poor opinion they dislike heat, grow in total shade and require moist soil which is a difficult proposition in our summers. I am yet to come across a healthy balsamina anywhere around Up North.
I will never try them again, they are not worth the effort keeping in mind their ordinary flower and plant form.
It is indeed a delicate plant. Once it is heat damaged, chances of recovery are very low. Not sure about their preference for shade. In Karachi University, these plants seemed to do well in bright light provided the soil was wet- if my memory serves right.
I think both of us are right...it can survive shade and no-shade according to this website:
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?Lat ... +balsamina
"Impatiens balsamina is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil."
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
Jane dijiye iskojdashraf wrote:Farhan Ahmed wrote:You must know that Balsams ..are a very difficult plant. I have killed them very successfully despite careful measures/
In my poor opinion they dislike heat, grow in total shade and require moist soil which is a difficult proposition in our summers. I am yet to come across a healthy balsamina anywhere around Up North.
I will never try them again, they are not worth the effort keeping in mind their ordinary flower and plant form.
Mere leye keya hukam hay?
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Re: Impatiens not flowering
Farhan Ahmed wrote:Jane dijiye iskojdashraf wrote:Farhan Ahmed wrote:You must know that Balsams ..are a very difficult plant. I have killed them very successfully despite careful measures/
In my poor opinion they dislike heat, grow in total shade and require moist soil which is a difficult proposition in our summers. I am yet to come across a healthy balsamina anywhere around Up North.
I will never try them again, they are not worth the effort keeping in mind their ordinary flower and plant form.
Mere leye keya hukam hay?
Javed Ashraf.