Impatiens - OK for sun? (flower, containers, city, plant)
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I plant impatiens every year, all around our shady areas. But these impatiens on our front porch get about 4-5 hours of sun a day. When the sun comes around to the south side of my house, these do just fine. These photos were taken about the first of July, 2013 Zone 7.
I plant impatiens every year, all around our shady areas. But these impatiens on our front porch get about 4-5 hours of sun a day. When the sun comes around to the south side of my house, these do just fine. These photos were taken about the first of July, 2013 Zone 7.
Thank you, NMS!
As Spring and Summer progress, I add more and more flowers. It's a joy to sit out there.
Impatiens do very well on that porch, and get quite a bit of strong sun from mid afternoon to dusk. Don't know why they do so well....maybe THEY like the porch, too, and defy the rules....No Sun!
no do not plant impatiens in a xerographic landscape. they like lots of water and don't do well in bright sun. so many other kinds of flowers you can try. I'd stick with perennials and grasses. contact your local extension service of department of agriculture. a master gardener will be happy to help you. they 'man" the phone most of the time.
I don't like perennials and grasses. Perennials tend to only bloom for a short time, and I already have some ornamental grass.
My "xeriscape" is probalby not true xeriscape. I have yucca and some small ornamental grass, but also Holly, Potentilla shrubs (nice for all Summer flowers), Elephant Ears, Banana Trees.... it's not a huge area, so I hand water things that need more.
I plant impatiens every year, all around our shady areas. But these impatiens on our front porch get about 4-5 hours of sun a day. When the sun comes around to the south side of my house, these do just fine. These photos were taken about the first of July, 2013 Zone 7.
Nice! Did you paint the bench to match the flowers? Or buy the flowers to match the bench?
Salvia, Snapdragons, Marigolds, Dahlias, Gomphrena, Daises, Zinnia, all like full sun and some are drought tolerant. We plant Impatiens at the back of the house where they get shade most of the day and they do well. New Zealand impatiens also do well in full sun.
I heard the warnings about powdery mildew last year and it caused me to plant some begonias in with the impatiens just in case they died off. We had no trace of mildew in our area.
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