Can sunpatiens get aster yellows - Ask Extension
My sunpatiens in this bed have struggled continually throughout this season. They originally had many blooms but as time has gone on, the flowers have...
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Can sunpatiens get aster yellows #850661
Asked September 20, 2023, 3:16 PM EDT
My sunpatiens in this bed have struggled continually throughout this season. They originally had many blooms but as time has gone on, the flowers have shrunk on most of the plants. They are greenish and very thick
El Paso County Colorado
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Hi Rachel,
Thank you for contacting the CSU Master Gardener Help Desk concerning your Sunpatiens.
I'm sending you a link from from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Horticulture site about Aster Yellows. It sounds like your sunpatiens may not be suffering from aster yellows. In this article is does say that impatiens are not affected by aster yellows.
Maybe a little more closer photo of your flowers might help us identify what is going on with them.
See link below:
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/aster-yellows/#:~:text=Some%20herbaceous%20plants%20(e.g.%2C%20geraniums,aster%20yellows%20is%20a%20problem.
Regards,
Colorado Master Gardener
Loretta
