Meg and JC - Maybe you gals could help me - I have two pots by my front porch. One gets sun pretty much all day, and flowers bloom easily in it - the other gets no sun - and nothing seems to want to bloom in that one. You think impatiens would work?
Whatever I plant there, must be impervious to animals, as the wild pigs and deer love to eat my flowers. Thanks, ladies.
I should have posted #2,817 to you, too, GG!
Hope all is going well with you - we sure miss seeing you often!
Impatiens like partial shade..I don’t know about all shade..I’ve never planted in a no sun at all spot. I read that Hostas do well in all shade. Mostly for the ornamental foliage...not for the flowers.
I just took the following from an impatiens site! When I plant them they are usually in the sun until 1 or 2 o’clock and then shade the rest of the day.
There are only three drawbacks to using Impatiens in your landscape.
Sun - Too much sun will wither this plant so fast it will make you cry. Do give it a shady spot that gets half a day or less of full sun - preferably morning sun.
Water - If you let Impatiens dry out too much they will wither quickly and die. One negligent day will do it. Make sure these plants have a moist soil at all times. Mulch is a must.
Color - If you are looking for blues or yellows, Impatiens are not the plant for you. They range in color from pure white to pink to salmon to orange to red with some bicolors.