It appears the answer to “Can impatiens be overwintered?” is “Yes”, with some qualifications, such as the New Guinea type requiring quite cool temperatures. That’s not practical for me!
Ok, this is cool. Thank you! The ones I have this year are Sunpatiens, so I think I will take stem cuttings and see how far I get. I will be space limited.
A few years ago, I overwintered everything on our dining room table, which is rarely used, and I had grow lights all over it. I was ambitious that year. I even gave my cat sitter instructions to water ALL of the plants in the dining room when we were gone for Thanksgiving that year. Which she did!!
My next door neighbor, who isn’t USUALLY the snoopy kind, asked once if she could come inside my house that winter. Of course, she was welcome. Then she confessed to me that she only wanted to come inside so she could see if I was growing marijuana plants in my house that year! LOL!!
I appreciated her candor, but no, that’s not my style. We are flexible and easy going, but not like that. I don’t care if anyone else indulges, but it’s not for me. Still, it hit my funny bone. We love these neighbors, but sometimes people leave you scratching your heads. Thankfully, we continue to get along well.