by Keri Byrum | Jul 28, 2015 | Plant Spotlight |
New Guinea impatiens are the hottest option for color in the garden and there is no shortage of new varieties hitting the market. I am going to ramble for a little bit on the reasons we need New Guinea impatiens (aka New Guineas) and then you can see some of these new and beautiful varieties available. Why New Guinea Impatiens? It wasn’t too long ago that impatiens were a gardener’s go-to plant for color in the shade. So what has changed? A disease called Impatiens Downy Mildew came into the picture. Downy mildew affects all hybrids and varieties of Impatiens walleriana (garden impatiens), also called busy Lizzie. The pathogen that causes downy mildew is a type of water mold and more closely related to algae than to fungi. … Read Full Post
