Re: SunPatiens

**"Sandie Parrott" r*@comcast.net**

I've seen regular "garden variety" impatiens grown in full sun successfully 
and very HUGE!

The gardener had drip irrigation basically running all the time, very rich 
soil on this maybe 20 foot long border. It was beautiful, perfect and he 
claimed he does it every year.

No, I don't remember what garden tour I saw this, but it was definitely in 
Michigan and it wasn't one of our 90-100 degree, high humidity summers.

Sandie Parrott
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hamptongar@aol.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] SunPatiens

> Interesting comments from the grower if they really did say the origins of
> the impatiens were sun-loving plants.  The ones I've been familiar with 
> that
> are native to the American northeast, mountains of east Africa and south 
> Asia
> all grow in shade to semi shade and they wilt quite readily in full  sun.
> Wonder if anyone knows of and impatiens species that grow in full  sun.
>
>
> Andrew Messinger
> The Hampton Gardener
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