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Impatiens - flowers discolouring and falling off
Hi, I'm having some issues with my impatiens. I've only had it for just over a week. It was covered in flowers but they have discoloured and most have fallen off overnight. The one flower left is also starting to discolour.
It's been inside on my dining room table where it get's light throughout the day but not full sun unless I leave the blinds open (have done this a couple of times) and then it get's morning sun for a couple of hours.
I love flowers but don't have a green thumb and google isn't really helping. If anyone has any idea for what the issue is, and how to fix it, I'd love to hear them please. There are more buds, so I'm hoping whatever the issue is, won't impact any new blooms.
I put the flowers and in the pile to clean up, they were spread around and in the plant where they fell. I trimmed some leaves that were crowded at the bottom in the dirt.
It's been inside on my dining room table where it get's light throughout the day but not full sun unless I leave the blinds open (have done this a couple of times) and then it get's morning sun for a couple of hours.
I love flowers but don't have a green thumb and google isn't really helping. If anyone has any idea for what the issue is, and how to fix it, I'd love to hear them please. There are more buds, so I'm hoping whatever the issue is, won't impact any new blooms.
I put the flowers and in the pile to clean up, they were spread around and in the plant where they fell. I trimmed some leaves that were crowded at the bottom in the dirt.
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Maybe it had at some stage dried out./or had got too cold.
Do not worry it will develop more buds and flower again.
The leaves still look very healthy and strong...no idea why you cut healthy leaves of.
Quote internet...
"New Guinea impatiens prefer consistently moist soil. However, they cannot tolerate soil that is soggy or too dry. If the soil dries out completely between watering, your plant may wilt or lose flowers. A thorough drench once each week is usually enough for plants grown outdoors".
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.