Help: Care of Congo Impatience

Toronto, ON(Zone 5b)

I've been having trouble with impatience indoors, they all died on me (I had Jungle gold, cockatoo, and fusion glow). They all started wilting so I read up on lighting. Alot of sources say to move them in shade, so I did and they wilted even more. I got frustrated and just potted the jungle gold and fusion glow outside, and they've started to grow small leaves. As for the cockatoo, I left it unpotted and was going to throw it out but lo and behold, new growth started coming up.

Is it because of the type of soil I used? Perhaps my soil from before was too heavy?

Eliz

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(Louise) Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b)

Could be or an overwatering issue maybe?

Norwalk, IA(Zone 5b)

I start new cuttings of each in the fall to overwinter, the parent plants don't move well even into a greenhouse situation.The cuttings adapt better for me.
Kyle

Dandridge, TN(Zone 6a)

I'm no help here, just wanted to tell you you are not alone! The beginning part of the summer I had to water mine every day, they would droop horribly otherwise. Then suddenly they all started looking bad and died. Moving them into the shade didn't help.
I don't know that I'd try these again, but I hope some has an answer for you so I can learn, too!

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