Q: My husband bought several New Guinea impatiens about three weeks ago. They had no buds on them and were all about 4-6 inches tall. He cleaned out the pots, sterilized them and put in new potting… ...

New Guinea impatiens need a little more care to perform to their utmost. Aside from a fairly sunny location, New Guinea types need to be kept moist and fed more often than the rest of the garden.

"They bloom in a wide range of colors, including pink, purple, orange, red, and white," he says. "Because they flower nonstop until frost, New Guinea Impatiens ensure your shade garden can have as ...

New Guinea impatiens grow inconsistently from seed, so they are most often propagated from cuttings. Also consider using dwarf forms of shade-tolerant coleus or torenias, rather than impatiens.

Q. I planted New Guinea impatiens in pots during the summer. Before the frost I brought them indoors. They continue to bloom but are very leggy. Can I cut them back and will they continue to grow t… ...

Other shade-loving annuals for a season of ornament and bloom: • New Guinea impatiens: Developed for sunny locations but happy in partial shade, ... “If you haven’t seen the disease before, ...

Laura Janney, CEO of The Inspired Garden Masterclass, prefers using New Guinea impatiens over busy Lizzie in her clients’ designs. ‘I find them a little hardier in the sun,’ she says.

My NGI (New Guinea Impatiens) was in great health with new growth and plenty of flowers. During Christmas, I had to move it and put it in a place where I forgot all about it. Sadly it was drooping … ...

Her cousin, the New Guinea impatiens is low on the invasive species list and for that and many other reasons is my preferred variety. Several New Guinea impatiens varieties were first brought to ...

SunPatiens are hybrid impatiens that more closely resemble the New Guinea impatiens rather than the traditional garden impatiens. The flowers are much larger, and the foliage and growth habit are ...

Light pruning now, known as grooming, might help your leggy impatiens sprout new shoots and more blooms for the cooler months. (Courtesy of Tom MacCubbin) By Tom MacCubbin.

In addition to annuals, there are lots of perennials (plants that live for more than two years) that provide color from spring through fall. Some of the top performers include beach sunflower ...