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Dwarf Impatient
This is an experiment that started as a whim. I was looking for things to fill out a mame/companion plant display for a show last summer, and on a whim I threw a newly rooted cutting of dwarf impatient into a pot for the show. I never thought that it would last, so I didn't give it much thought.
Well, I was doing some repotting this last weekend and I took a look at him again. He's not too bad looking, he's got a few flaws but if he hangs on long enough he might end up interesting. I repotted him into a shallower container, blue to contrast with his fuschia flowers, as the original pot wasn't suited to his style. He's very two-dimensional right now which I am going to see if I can correct with some trimming and directed growing. He's started growing a nebari - which I was quite surprized to find. Its covered up by the soil right now, as I hope to develope it more. His one main flaw is the reverse taper in the trunk. I'm almost tempted to cut him off at that point and root him again.
Anyway, here's a pre-repotting pic (green pot) and a post-repotting pic (blue pot), plus one with a pop can for scale. Any comments are weclome - has any else tried using dwarf impatient for bonsai? Anyone have any clue how long they'd live indoors?
-Centaura
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