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Posted by liatris FraserCoast,Qld (My Page) on Sun, Feb 5, 06 at 16:35
| Can someone tell me what conditions are preferred by Impatiens grandis, please? I bought one a couple of years ago and planted it where it received full shade. It sat and sulked and eventually died.
When its demise was imminent, I obviously took a cutting and put it in a spot which receives semi-shade, then forgot about it. I was extremely pleased to discover it once it started to grow.
However! It has reached a height of around 8", with a couple of side shoots, and just sits there sulking. I would dearly love for this plant to actually flower, but as it is, I seem to struggle to simply keep it alive. |
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RE: Impatiens grandis
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Impatiens grandis is a native to India and Sri Lanka. It flowers in the winter and a flower here and there through out the year. I would think semi-shade would be to its liking. What are the temps like? It likes to be around 75f with a good amound of humidity. I have grown it outside under part shade and it lived, it grew a couple of flower buds but only one opened. Are you growing it in a pot or the ground? You might have good luck in a pot. I have 3 different clones of it, all in pots and all doing well though one is getting yellow leaves from being to dry. This one is a clumping form which may be hookeriana which is said to be the same as grandis. Out of flower the plants look different but flowers are similar when in bloom.
I would give it morning sun, it can take a good amount of sun, and grow it in a pot with tasty compost mix. It does not like cold temps close to freezing. It will survive 40f but all the flower buds will drop. It also make a good greenhouse plant. It is also a very rare plant in cultivation and may be endangered in the wild.
Hope this helps |
RE: Impatiens grandis
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| Thanks Mr Impatiens. Our temperature range is currently around 75 to 90 degrees, with considerable humidity. It is currently in the ground, and by your description of yellowing leaves, I suspect it may have been a little on the dry side, growing under a fairly large leopard tree. |
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