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Re: Impatiens

Hi, Diana:

Sure, I grow impatients as houseplants. They're in numerous containers and
in a shade garden now. I'll transplant them into individual pots come autumn
and place them under lights in my plant room. I bring a few of the nicest
out for holiday season decorating.

I don't have the name tags handy, but my varieties include double-flowered
cherry-red, pink and purple; singles in white, pink and red with variegated
foliage; and singles in various colors with normal foliage.

Three large containers of variegateds are next to a variegated-leaf redtwig
dogwood. They make a stunning combination in a part-shade garden.

I take cuttings in late winter/early spring for new plants. Haven't
attempted to use the seeds; it's simpler with cuttings and you know they
will come true, unlike the seeds from hybrids.

Next season I'm going to try African King and African Queen imps. They're
different, and one is supposed to have yellow blooms.

John G. Adney
Marion, Iowa
johnadney@email.msn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Pederson <enabling@tir.com>
To: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org <indoor-gardening@prairienet.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 11:28 AM
Subject: Impatiens


>Hi:
>
>Has anyone tried some of the unusual varieties of impatiens
>as indoor plants?
>
>--
>Diana Pederson, Zone 5, Michigan, USA
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