I'll trade Blue Impatiens for Impatiens tinctoria

I have fresh Blue Impatiens (Impatiens namchabarwensis) seeds from my own plant.
I'd like to trade these for an equal amount of Impatiens tinctoria seeds. Please D-mail
me if you'd like to trade.

Got a feeling you will be fighting people off for seeds of this.
I'd ask but i don't have the one you want. Lol

Hope it goes well

Mike

forestlover
is inpatiens the only seeds youre looking for?

forestlover I have Impatiens tinctoria, it's late to flower and is now making quite a few flowers, prefers the cool weather, there is 3 seed pods on that haven't dropped but I can't guarantee they will stay on, so far so good.

We are not supposed to get frost for at least the next 10 days, it's going low on Wed and Thurs then back up to being quite mild so I could be lucky.

I took a few pieces off today growing from low on the stems, they go quite woody and I took some woody base with them. With any luck they will root. There's a lot of strong shoots from the base too but are too big to try rooting, it's a big grower. I haven't had it in the ground until this year, but it overwintered in the cold greenhouse last winter and it was cold for a long time with many hard frosts, they make large fleshy roots and need a lot of space.

The flowers are about 2.75" across and strongly scented, most in the morning. If I don't get seeds I could swap some rooted cuttings.

Oh, Janet, can I have some of those seeds???
A scented impatien??? Never knew that.

Hi all:

I wish I had enough seeds to go around to everyone who wants them but so far I only have the one plant. Next year I'll have more plants and more seeds. Patience all.

Right now I'm in the position of having some rare seeds and I'd really like to get seeds (or cuttings) for plants I've been dying to get.

And I haven't found a single source for Impatiens tinctoria in Canada.

Eventually I'd love to get other hard to get tall Impatiens, such as Impatiens sodenii (syn. I. oliveri), Impatiens arguta, Impatiens mengtziana, Impatiens grandis, Impatiens psittacina, Impatiens flanaganae, Impatiens bicornuta, Impatiens cymbifera, Impatiens sulcata, etc.

Also, I'd like to eventually find shorter Impatiens, such as Impatiens velvetea, Impatiens puberula, Impatiens digitata, Impatiens cinnabarina, Impatiens 'Painted Paradise', Impatiens hochstetteri, etc.

But my first priority is I. tinctoria.

I'm also looking for seeds for Campanula versicolor.

Anyway, Wallaby 1, I think we can make a deal. I'll save some Impatiens namchabarwensis seeds for you while you wait for your I. tinctoria seeds to ripen. If they don't ripen, or get away from you, some cuttings would be very much appreciated. I can trade other seeds with you as well, if you like, to make it worth the postage. I have a huge seed list.

How I managed to get seeds from the Blue Impatiens is as follows: When the pods were starting to get a little plump I carefully put little ziploc-type baggies (2" X 2") over the pods and checked them every day. When ripe, each pod burst open in the little baggie. It worked out very well. Sometimes I had to look around the plant to find the little baggie as the force of the pod popping blew the baggie right off the plant. The seeds were still safely inside the baggie.

For others who'd like some Blue Impatiens seeds there are still quite a few unopened pods on my Blue Impatiens plant but I'm not sure if they'll all ripen now as the weather is 0 as I write this (at 1:10am). The plant seems to be holding up admirably, considering it's in a pot outside.

What do you think Wallaby 1?

Sounds good to me forestlover. They are now forecasting 1C Wednesday night and 2C for 3 nights after that, but it should rise again for a while. I think I will have to stick in some stakes and hang some covering over it to be safe.

I have collected seed before from the dwarf garden varieties, and you do have to watch them because they can pop and spray everywhere. If they get that far I'll do the baggie thing, for now I think I might take off some of those other large new growths and see what I can do with them, I doubt they will reach maturity.

It's about 3.5 feet tall and quite wide but that's not as big as the Dahlia imperialis!

I will have to check out the others you mention, there is a site with plenty of pics on, found it (you prob know of it). Many you mention are not there, he's in California which is too hot for many. The Photo Album link at the bottom shows some

http://mrimpatiens.com/

I might be able to get a root with a growth point, will have to scratch around.

Carol, I will see what I get and keep you in mind, but they don't flower properly until late. Mine has had a flower or two on for a while, now just getting into full swing really. Your frosts might not give them a chance, it was in a large pot last year in the greenhouse when we had a -5C in mid October (early for us) and just getting buds, several frosts finished it off, but it was just getting some size on it. It was a reasonable size when I got it and they do grow quickly, they wouldn't cope long in even a very large pot, this is a monster impatiens compared to the garden varieties.

You can see it on the right of this pic, it gives a good idea of it's range and it was only planted in June

Woops, I just went and checked on it, that pic was taken 2 days ago, see the stem hanging over the grass, that was the one with the 3 seed pods on it.

SOMEBODY yesterday mowed the grass, and guess what????? Oh yes, they also mowed that stem off!!!!

It will have to be cuttings! No problemo there, perhaps I can even get somebody to take some off for me with the mower!

OK, so is it best to try rooting some in water first? I've put some in compost for now, the tender tips I put in water just in case they rooted I'll go see what I can find in the root department. The mature stems are actually quite woody but they are the ones with flowers on, Oh yes I know, the one that no longer has flowers and seed pods on can now come off!!!!

Back later..........

i would love cuttings of the impatiens you have,what are you looking for anything besides inpatiens? plmk and thxs
moretz

Perfect solution!

This is THE stem, minus about a foot at the end. It was growing from the base of another near ground level, so I just snapped it off. You can see the bottom is quite woody, it's as the crow flies 39" long, the tube is 12" long. I can cut 2 lengths from the woody end, they will be better than soft and already have new growths forming at the nodules, so if they are laid just under the surface they should root and grow lots of new plants!

I did this in the spring with Dahlia imperialis, the stems were woody but green in side, they rooted from the cut ends and grew shoots from the nodules, but only one end roots for a start, that is probably the bottom end, the other did root but took longer. If these lengths are cut in two it might be better, that should make 4 plants with at least two nodes each and more chances of success, but I don't think there would be a problem.

I can wrap them in moist moss (from my 'lawn') and bubble wrap, they might even root en-route

dmail me your addy and they are yours! I am announcing to the world that I will only be sending you magazines.

moretz, I am only looking for very unusual plants, one in mind is Colocasia macrorrhizos Variegata, not many have this one and it apparently takes a long time to pup.

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/129451/

There is another on my serious wants list, Philodendron Pink Princess.

http://naturalselections.safeshopper.com/69/cat69.htm?691

Another is AGLAONEMA PICTA TRICOLOR

http://naturalselections.safeshopper.com/132/796.htm?286

Alocasia cuprea

http://naturalselections.safeshopper.com/51/477.htm?329

Tacca integrifolia, the white bat plant

http://naturalselections.safeshopper.com/38/302.htm?248

Costus speciosus variegated

http://www.stokestropicals.com/detail.aspx?ID=510

Tall orders, if anyone has any of these I would be interested.

i have a small pink princess but not big enough to take cuttings,so youre looking for plants and not seeds for these right? well i hope to find something for you i have wanted the Impatiens tinctoria for some time now and hope to get it one day,i heard that is smells great thxs maybe we can work something out one day
moretz

If your Pink Princess grows quickly, and you could get a cutting that would be perfect! I think they root quite easily.

Yes, small plants or cuttings, all I have is the stems which will root. I will be growing some so next spring a rooted cutting might be in order!

Hi Wallaby1

The moss and bubble wrap sounds good to me. I think that'll work nicely.

Did you say you have Tree Dahlia (imperialis?) I've been looking everywhere for that one too. Have you got seeds for that?

Have you got a seed trading list? I'll send you my trade list and email address tonight. I still have to note down many of my seeds on my list but can't do it now as I have to work.

Let me know what you think.

Well you do need to get flowers to get seeds for the Dahlia imperialis. They don't start to flower until day length shortens, and by then the frost can get them. This is the first year I have had mine in the ground, I got it in Juy 04 as a young starter plant.

I have grown new plants this year from last year's old woody stems, it wasn't very big last year. I got 4 plants from those with 2 pieces and 2 nodes each. Since I have taken new shoots off the bottom twice, and have another 6 plants. The youngest ones are still fairly small but rooted. I'm not sure what the best way to go about those is, I kept the original in the garage over winter and it survived easily there in a largish pot, the youngest ones I may have to bring inside with umpteen hundred other plants!

We've had a thread going on the Dahlia forum, called GRITDIG, 3 others have been growing it and we have been having some fun. I'm the only one left not frozen...at the moment!

Best dmail me, I haven't made up a trade list but can give you a few names of seeds I have kept.

well i will keep an eye on the pink princess and see if it makes a baby or shoot lol
thxs

LOL Janet, you would rub it in even over here!!! LOL LOL
Should I post a pic of my poor froze dahlia tree for these guys???
Ok, that plant just sounded interesting tho. I love smelly plants as I walk around in my yard all summer long. Just thought I would try you. Thanks for thinking of me tho.

Hi Wallaby1,

I have the white bat flower plant, not flowering at the moment, I will certainly keep an eye out for seeds for you.

Keep me in mind if you manage to get any seeds off the impatiens tinctoria, I would send you a plant of it but I dont think it would get through customs.

All the Best,

Annette

Hi Wallaby 1

I've sent you a D-mail

Hey guys,
Things grow really well down here... long season, perfect weather for everything you've posted, and so things go to seed much more easily... so I can, uh, grow things for you?

yeah, so LMK...

LOL- it's worth a try though ;)
~Gina

forestlover, thanks, I have replied.

Anyone else here who is interested, give me a little time and I will contact you to see what or if we can do, I need to rush out and get a few things done before dark!

would either one of you be interested in bronze new zealand hair sedge? for your seeds? plmk and thxs

Hi all:

My Blue Impatiens will produce no more ripe seeds due to several frosty nights in a row. The stems and leaves are pretty limp now and the biggest pod has split open with green seeds still inside. Now I'm doing a little experimenting and have plunked the plant in the ground, in a protected woodsy spot. I'll see next spring if
the roots survived the winter.

I have lots of seeds to play with and will germinate as many as I can when I start wintersowing in a couple of months. Hopefully I'll have lots of plants (hence lots of seeds) next year.

TO MORETZ : I can't use seeds from your bronze new zealand hair sedge. I already have Carex testacea "Orange New Zealand Sedge". I haven't got any seeds from it so far - I think it's in too shady a spot.

Thanks for the offer anyway.

well i was offering a plant not seeds but that is ok too thxs
moretz

Well mine is spinach this morning, we had a frost which shouldn't have been below 0C, and it took that the night before with no damge, but last night it was -2C in the greenhouse, so at least -3C outside.

I was so hoping to get past these few iffy nights, next week it's going to be back up to 7 or 8C at night. Oh well, next year..

moretz I already have some similar grasses, they are easily obtained, it's the hard to get plants I am looking for, but thanks for the offer.

np