I always enjoy seeing your pics. I tried new guineas for the first time this year and they are doing great and I like the foilage contrast but it hasn't bloomed as much as I would like, I think I have it in too much shade.
Rick

I'm a real convert with the new guineas. They really are pretty
but I'm curious as to where the heck to get their seed. I mean
I get some wholesale catalogs and they offer plants o'plenty
of all varieties of NG impatiens - doubles and funky colors
that I would love to get my hands on - seed. Does anyone
have a good source for NG impatien seed???? !!

Thanks, I hope that the pictures help with my experience of
the flowers. I DO have to say even though they're not so
good this year with as much rain as I've had they still really
are colorful - which is my main objective. They don't look
as full, but heck, I can't complain, really. Thanks, I'm glad
to hear the pictures help... :) Makes it worth it!

Ok, back to business - the NGs that I started were very interesting
to me. They were essentially a 'mix' even though they were
supposed to be 'Java Coral Flame' (I think that's what they
were supposed to be!) BUT they are a definite mix of that. Some
are straight coral/salmon colored, some have a flame, some have
dark foliage, some have reddish foliage, some are light green
foliage... etc... but where I was going with this (you
were saying they aren't blooming as much as you'd like...)
is that ONE of the plants has NO blossoms on it - NONE.
IT's strickly foliage... I don't know what causes that!
But you reminded me of it.

I'll keep posting pictures!

Thanks!