George Weigel Garden Tip of the Week: Dying Impatiens
Gardeners all over central Pennsylvania are seeing patches of their favorite annual flower keel over from a deadly new disease. It’s called downy mildew, and it threatens to wipe out impatiens as our go-to flower for shade. Video by: Christine Baker, The Patriot-News
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Gardeners all over central Pennsylvania are seeing patches of their favorite annual flower keel over from a deadly new disease. It’s called downy mildew, and it threatens to wipe out impatiens as our go-to flower for shade.
In this tip of the week, garden expert George Weigel tells midstate gardeners what to look for when diagnosing the plants. He also offers a less than ideal outlook for next year’s impatiens plants.
Curious if your impatiens in pots are in danger? Weigel tackles that question here.
Be sure to check out Weigel’s other tips and QAs from this week:
- No sweet fragrance in your garden? You need to know what the “Rose Nose” knows
- Fall planting? Don’t forget to add a few fun and decorative accessories
- QA: When is my trumpet vine going to bloom?
- Broadleaf evergreen as garden centerpiece
- More George Weigel tips and columns »
Look for George Weigel’s Garden Tip of the Week each Thursday at noon. George Weigel is the garden writer for the Patriot-News and also owner of a garden-consulting business for do-it-yourselfers, garden-tour host, frequent garden speaker, Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturist and certified gardening nut.
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