Purdue specialist warns of disease deadly to impatiens
Purdue Extension plant disease specialist Janna Beckerman says home gardeners making out their shopping list of annuals to plant should beware of a disease that is inflicting the always-popular impatiens. She advises gardeners to evaluate their gardens and determine if downy mildew - a disease well-established in the Midwest - was in their yard or in neighboring yards last year before planting any impatiens this year. She says those with gardens having a history of problems with the disease should consider other plants.