"Wrinkling" impatiens

[Finn]

First, good evening! New member here! Sorry - I am NOT tech-savvy - didn't find place to post that I'm new. Thank you for welcoming me in!

Now, I hope you can help me understand what's killing my impatiens! They start out fine, then, little by little - "wrinkle up" and die. The problem DOES seem to spread, slowly, from plant to plant. HOWEVER - I have examined with magnifying glass and cannot find aphids, mites, fungus - ANYthing! They're watered just the same as their "neighbors," who are THRIVING. Separating them from others stops the spread, but I'm losing many beautiful plants who have come from seed for me. Any ideas? THANK YOU!

 

[Mike Allen]

Welcome to the forum Finn.

Impatiens. Busy Lizzies. Generally they require heat to germinate. Then once growing they can be a problem. Being of a glaucious type, they are very susceptible to their watering. So in mixed collections of plants, when it comes to the impatiens, treat them seperate. Just a tip. Any plants that tend to shoot up, cut them back.

 

[zigs]

Welcome to the forum