Impatiens will tolerate some sun...keyword being some...early and late in the day. Or both is fine.

Noon to about 3 PM during summer is just too much for them, although some might adjust to it (I have a set that does OK in 2 PM to 8 PM sun).

The hot weather shocked the heck out of them, too.

For right now, barring moving to a better location, keep them constantly moist, never dry, never soaked. And hope.

Zinnia, marigold, Melampodium, and salvia are all pretty heat-hardy and don't require much care in full sun as well.

Try something a little more "exotic" like verbena, maybe. The stuff's adorable, thrives in heat, it's readily available, and you can find it in mauve, purple, red, and white.

Celosia's another suggestion, and a heat-lover, but taller--up to 12" or so. Red, orange, and pure gold are the three available colors, usually.

Geraniums never do for me in the heat--the greenery's fine, but the flowers fade and they're hesitant to send more. Food, no food, doesn't matter. No blooms, or weak, blasted ones.

Blue daze, cosmos, sunflower (dwarf), and dusty miller are a few more ideas. Heliotrope is great, but has to be watered and some find it kind of old-fashioned. I love it, Marine variety especially.

Dahlia's great, but remember that the flowers nod downward.

Even dwarf canna will probably be too tall, but they adore hot weather.

Angelonia would be great if you can work with it, I never seem to have much luck. The same with statice.

Lantana will do well, but if you feed it the thing tends to be a gorgeous plant with six foot deep roots. Just cut it off in fall and let them rot.

Morph I had the same problem the last few years with my geraniums. This year after they started to do the same thing I switched up the watering. They need lots of water everyday or other day. The flowers on mine would not bloom well but the leaves would still look good. I am watering them more now and they look great. Full of blooms very attractive flower.

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simpson wrote:Morph I had the same problem the last few years with my geraniums. This year after they started to do the same thing I switched up the watering. They need lots of water everyday or other day. The flowers on mine would not bloom well but the leaves would still look good. I am watering them more now and they look great. Full of blooms very attractive flower.

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I refuse. My garden got watered after a week, and mostly because I needed to feed it.

I'll water pots, but the gardens I prefer a bit more xeriscaped. This week is an exception, I'll probably have to water every third day.

That's not going to happen with geraniums. They will just wait till fall rains come back. They also don't like much feeding.

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Yep, so the geraniums go in pots, if I use 'em at all. They're nice, I like them, but they just won't respond to the garden care level around here.

I'm a perpetual feeder, half rate to slightly less every week, plus organics.