Hi I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice please. I've had some Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) which have been outdoors all summer and I've brought them indoors for the winter. I did this last year and took cuttings and they all died, so i have not taken cuttings this year, will they survive until next summer?

I've both brought them in and taken cuttings. The usually do quite well on
my sun porch until about March. We have long cold winters in this
area.(zone4/5) so it's really nice to have some blooming plants for as long
as possible.

"gardening_nut" wrote in message
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Hi I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice please. I've had
some Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) which have been outdoors all summer and
I've brought them indoors for the winter. I did this last year and took
cuttings and they all died, so i have not taken cuttings this year, will
they survive until next summer?




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gardening_nut

gardening_nut wrote:
Hi I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice please. I've had
some Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) which have been outdoors all summer and
I've brought them indoors for the winter. I did this last year and
took cuttings and they all died, so i have not taken cuttings this
year, will they survive until next summer?

Possibly if you can give them strong light such as in a sun-facing window.

David

"gardening_nut" wrote in message
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Hi I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice please. I've had
some Busy Lizzies (Impatiens) which have been outdoors all summer and
I've brought them indoors for the winter. I did this last year and took
cuttings and they all died, so i have not taken cuttings this year, will
they survive until next summer?


Nothing will live in a dark corner or if infested with teeny spider mites.
They will survive, if clean, in a sunny to partly sunny west or south
window. Cuttings root quickly in water. I rarely lose one of these plants.

Hi, when I was in Germany in the 80's I was given a pink busy lizzy cutting which all my neighbours also had. I was told to put into water and it developed roots. I took loads for cuttings and gave them to friends. These busy lizzies were pink and seemed to grow bigger than the ones that I see now in the garden centres. Does anyone know if these are a slightly different type? I did bring some back to the UK and put them into the garden and they grew like bushes, up to about 15 inches tall.

DiMoll