How much will this flower plant grow? Can a pot be too small?

I bought a New Guinea Impatient flower plant and I planted it in a small pot, slightly larger than the plant itself. My mother told me that the pot was too small because the plant is going to grow and without room to spread it will overcrowd and die. Is this true? I guess I am just curious if the plant needs a bigger pot? Or if I leave it in the small pot will its growth just be limited and it will live, or will it overcrowd and die? Any information is appreciated, as I have no knowledge of flowers!

How much will this flower plant grow? Can a pot be too small?
If the pot is too small the plant will get root bound.This is not good for most plants although some plants like to be a little root bound.Root bound is when the roots grow and just have no where to go. The roots keep growing around and around the inside of the pot.I would suggest that you put your NG Impatient in a larger pot than you have it in now.Listen to your Mother. :0)
Reply:The impatient i purchased this year in a hanging basket was extremely large. I repotted it into a large mouth urn. When i removed it from the original pot it was in, it was already potbound! The plant is so big, you can't see the top of the urn! And it looks magnificent. The urn I used is very deep, but you really only need it about 8 in. deep, as long as the pot is wide.
Reply:. Yes, your New Guinea Impatiens is going to get pretty large, but put it in an appropriate pot, usually never more than 2" bigger than the one it is currently in, and then pot on as needed.
Reply:it wont die right away. ifrst it will grow much stower, then will stp entirely. then flower will stop, then the plant will die.





put it in a large, but shallow plant