Impatiens Downy Mildew

jmsieglaff · July 15, 2016

We have a shady spot in the front of our house between the driveway and sidewalk that goes to the front door. We've planted impatiens there for years and they do great. This year we planted like always--they never really took off and over the last couple weeks they basically shriveled up an died. After talking to a local greenhouse owner he mentioned impatiens downy mildew. We purchased some New Guinea impatiens which are not affected by this mildew and checked the couple dying remaining plants when we got home. Sure enough, that was the culprit. We like the flowers we planted a lot, but still will miss the regular impatiens we've had there for many years. Anyone else encounter this? It is supposedly a problem over much of the US (and I'm guessing elsewhere).

http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/...-in-landscape/

July 15, 2016	#1
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Impatiens Downy Mildew We have a shady spot in the front of our house between the driveway and sidewalk that goes to the front door. We've planted impatiens there for years and they do great. This year we planted like always--they never really took off and over the last couple weeks they basically shriveled up an died. After talking to a local greenhouse owner he mentioned impatiens downy mildew. We purchased some New Guinea impatiens which are not affected by this mildew and checked the couple dying remaining plants when we got home. Sure enough, that was the culprit. We like the flowers we planted a lot, but still will miss the regular impatiens we've had there for many years. Anyone else encounter this? It is supposedly a problem over much of the US (and I'm guessing elsewhere). http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/...-in-landscape/