What Causes Impatiens Leaves to Wilt
Impatiens is also called henna, touch-me-not, and so on. It is a flowering plant with very high ornamental value and belongs to the annual herbaceous plants. Impatiens also has certain medicinal effects, and the main medicinal parts are the stems and seeds. It has effects such as dispelling wind-dampness, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and softening hardness and dispersing accumulations. However, when we grow impatiens, the phenomenon of impatiens leaves wilting often occurs. So what causes impatiens leaves to wilt? Let's take a look below!
1. Improper watering
When growing impatiens, if you water too much, the impact on the growth of impatiens is very great. Because impatiens has very poor waterlogging tolerance, and during the growth process it also does not have very high water requirements. If you water too much, it will cause root rot in impatiens, affect absorption, and the leaves will wilt as a result. Therefore, when watering, it is enough to keep the soil in a slightly moist state. If impatiens leaves wilt due to watering reasons, then drain the water in time and ventilate to let them dry.
Moreover, although impatiens has relatively poor waterlogging tolerance, it also cannot remain in a dry environment for a long time. In particular, impatiens must not be kept in a dry, high-temperature environment with air, where its water evaporation speed becomes faster, and combined with no watering for a long time, this will cause the leaves to lack water and show wilting. So if impatiens leaves wilt due to too little watering, the treatment method is still relatively simple. You only need to provide it with a shady environment, and then water it thoroughly once. If the air is too dry, then you also need to spray water into the air and onto the leaves to maintain moisture.
2. Too strong light
Impatiens is a light-loving flowering plant and likes to grow in an environment with sufficient light. And during its growth, it needs full-sun conditions to ensure vigorous growth of impatiens. But even so, we still need to pay attention to controlling the light intensity well. If the light is too strong and there is no timely shading, then the leaves will be scorched, which will also cause impatiens leaves to wilt. Therefore, in strong-light seasons such as summer, we should pay attention to doing a good job of shading and avoiding light. If the leaves are scorched, then move them to a shady place in time, and then water appropriately to provide moisture.
3. Fertilization reasons
Fertilization is also one of the main reasons causing impatiens leaves to wilt. When fertilizing, the fertilization position is very important. If the fertilizer is directly applied to the root position when fertilizing, then it will cause the stems and roots of impatiens to come into direct contact with the fertilizer, and thus be burned by the heat produced by the fertilizer, causing the leaves to wilt. If the root system and stems are burned by fertilizer, then basically they cannot be saved. At this time, we can only reproduce through cutting branches, and in later fertilization we must pay attention to mainly fertilizing, and the fertilizer must not directly contact the stems and root system.
The above is a brief introduction to what causes impatiens leaves to wilt. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!