The Sopranos also bring a new disease resistance to America’s favorite shade flower. They will reach 15-inches tall and almost as wide.

computer-generated from parts of other pictures. It has been referred to as the parrot plant. The plant, however, does indeed exist, and is Impatiens psittacina, which can be found growing in ...

Sakata Seed did the same thing with SunPatiens, taking a plant adapted to the shade and breeding and selecting a sun-loving version of it. SunPatiens are hybrid impatiens that more closely ...

Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com Q • Is it possible to gather impatiens seeds off this year’s flowers to be planted next spring? Is it as simple as pulling the small green seed ...

I would suggest selecting the sturdier stems of the New Guinea impatiens or SunPatiens for that particular trait. A: Yes, I can. The seeds are not the same. Creating a hybrid happens when breeders ...

Bounce and SunPatiens are more tolerant of full sun, though, than older "bedding" impatiens. If cost is not a limiter, these are gorgeous when massed 2 feet apart in garden beds. * Care ...

Question: Something has chewed holes in our in-ground impatiens plant leaves and also eaten portions of the stems. What could it be and is there a control? Answer: Snails and slugs love impatiens ...

Jewelweeds make nice with their leaves when their roots share roots. In lab experiments, seedlings of Impatiens wildflowers react mildly when planted in pots with other offspring from the same ...

Impatiens have been the go-to annual bedding plant for decades to provide bright, beautiful flowers in partial to heavily shaded areas of the landscape. They perform well under trees and as ...