I have to reiterate my Love of Impatiens! I can't get enough of them. They are absolutely my favorite flower due to their care-free style; meaning I have to do very little "caring" to keep them looking great. They "maintain" themselves (for the most part), shedding spent blooms and replacing them with equally brilliant ones.
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| Pretty In Pink |
This annual loves the climate and soil of my property so much that it has become a perennial for me in Pennsylvania - Zone 6a (Use this
zone finder to find yours.) Yes, I have "wild" impatiens popping up all over the place. Imagine if I could get them to overtake my entire yard. Now that would be an incredible carpet of color?! I think somebody needs to work on a hybrid Impatiens groundcover.
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Spilling from the center of an old tree trunk.
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The nights have gotten somewhat cooler recently and those cooling temps really do the impatiens well. They look so vivid and perky in the mornings this time of year. I can expect this color to continue right through fall until the first, hard frost - practically two full seasons of color!
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Popping up from some gravel along my front walkway.
A welcomed "guest" as opposed to the pesky weeds. |
If you've never planted Impatiens before, you must give them a try. Just be sure you have a nice, shady location for them. Perhaps you too will find that you have "wild" Impatiens the following year.
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| A flower head catching some morning sun rays. Leaves still wet with dew. |
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A bounty of color growing from an old tree stump.
Welcomed color in a predominately green "zone". |
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| Simple Beauty |
