Having Trouble Getting Impatiens to Bloom? Do These Few Things and They'll Flower in a Full, Delightful Pot

When it comes to growing flowers, it's entirely a matter of personal taste. Some people like fresh, elegant flowers, such as lilies, gardenias and jasmine - dignified, self-possessed and pure white. Others like flowers with warm, full colors, such as peonies, roses and amaryllis - they are intense and blooming, and wherever you put them, they make their presence felt.

So which flower is Huahua introducing to you today? The answer is: the impatiens (Impatiens balsamina).

You must all be familiar with impatiens. Its flowers are bold and gorgeous, very appealing. Paired with its leaves and branches, it is exactly green leaves and red flowers, and looking at it puts you in a great mood! Many people like impatiens but don't really know the care techniques for them, so today Huahua will share with you how to grow impatiens well.

For the choice of soil, generally choose soil that is loose and has good air permeability; you can mix garden soil, sandy soil and leaf mold together, which both ensures the nutrients for impatiens and enhances the air permeability of the impatiens soil.

The temperature suitable for impatiens growth is around 6-26 degrees, so if it is the impatiens flowering season, you should control the temperature even better; at this time, the flowering temperature for impatiens should preferably be above 10°C. Likewise, in extreme weather like summer and winter, also pay attention to cooling and keeping impatiens warm, so that impatiens can live longer.

The growth habit of impatiens is that it likes light and is also fairly shade-tolerant. Normally, give impatiens at least 4 hours of sunlight per day; it is best to place it in a cool, bright, indirect spot to prevent the effects of sun scorching on impatiens.

When fertilizing impatiens, also pay attention: when we prepare the soil for impatiens, we have actually already prepared the base fertilizer for it, which is the leaf mold mentioned earlier, so after impatiens has established in the pot, during the growing period you can give it 1-2 applications of dilute fertilizer water, and this practice can effectively prevent impatiens from growing leggy.

When growing flowers, of course you still need to pay attention to preventing pests and diseases. For impatiens, the most common disease is powdery mildew. Powdery mildew can harm both the flowers and leaves of impatiens, so pay attention to prevention normally, and if unfortunately powdery mildew appears, remember to treat it promptly.

Pruning is also a step in impatiens care. When impatiens grows to 30-40 cm, you can promptly prune off the old leaves below the stem, and you can also pinch the top. Pruning the branches and leaves at the bottom in time can promote better flowering at the top of impatiens.

The above are some small suggestions from Huahua for when you grow impatiens. I hope everyone can take good care of their impatiens and soon have beautiful, charming impatiens blooming!