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Time to bring busy lizzies out of the shade
One of the garden’s most common bedding plant has plenty of exotic varieties that are easy to grow and are disease resistant
Change of pace: there are more than 1,000 species of
impatiens, including this ‘Congo cockatoo’. Photograph: Getty Images
Change of pace: there are more than 1,000 species of
impatiens, including this ‘Congo cockatoo’. Photograph: Getty Images
Sun 7 Feb 2021 03.15 EST
I am not sure whether it’s because when times are tough we often gravitate toward nostalgia, but as I browse the seed catalogues this winter, I am thinking wistfully about busy lizzies. This lush, free-flowering, easy-to-grow genus from cool, highland rainforests was once one of the most common bedding plants for shady spots. Yet in the past decade an outbreak of a new and deadly fungus-like disease – impatiens downy mildew – led to a collapse in demand for these plants. ....

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