What animal(s) might eat impatients(flowers)?

Question

I planted impatients on my father's grave and almost all of them have been destroyed. There aren't any other graves in the same area with impatients planted on them yet none of those sites looked damaged. Did I just plant a flower that the animals like?? Please help. I'm hoping that they weren't vandalized.

Answer 1

Squirrels happen to love impatients and roses . so here is what you do dont plant impatients over there any more because they are very attractive to most anything rabbits ,birds and squirrels . you could try putting cayenne pepper down and see if that helps . good luck .

Answer 2

Freakin' bunny rabbits! I planted a lovely double impatients plant and the next day 1/2 the plant had been nibbled down to the stems. Try some kind of rodent repellent to avoid this same issue, or pick a different kind of plant. There are many plants that bunnies won't eat, and some, no matter what they are gonna eat the thing down to the ground ( I know, the damn things). Your best bet would be to just try a different kind of flower. Ask your local garden center for a plant that is not to tempting to the bunnies.

Answer 3

Birds in my garden love to peck Impatiens to pieces, elsewhere, Rabbits scratch them up. They are also famously attractive to slugs and snails.They were not vandalised, Impatiens is a lovely plant, attractive to humans and wildlife.

Answer 4

Opossums (possums) eat Impatiens, not squirrels, bunnies or raccoons. They usually start with the light colored ones and move on to the darker ones. Spraying insecticidal soap on the flowers worked for me!

Answer 5

We have had inpatients disappear over night with others left untouched so I am thinking it might be cut worms or something similar IE an insect or slug.