Impatiens

Growing from seed

Start Impatiens indoors about 10 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in shade, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 70 days.

Companion Planting

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  Winged bean
  

  Winged beanExcellent pair

  • ❧Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Impatiens feeds on
  • ❧Impatiens draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Winged bean roots deep while Impatiens feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Impatiens
  • ❧Impatiens draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Impatiens feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Inula
  Great pair

  • ❧Inula attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Impatiens
  • ❧Inula roots deep while Impatiens feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Impatiens acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Inula

How to grow Impatiens

1. Sow10 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowShade
5. Harvest~70 days

Water: High · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining, rich — must not dry out