Although Pershing never caught Villa, he thoroughly disrupted his operations. Thus he became the presidentâs choice to command the American Expeditionary Force when Wilsonâs neutrality policy collapsed in the face of German intransigence and America entered World War I in April 1917.
Impatiens range from 8 inches to 2 feet tall. Many cultivars will be taller than descriptions in catalogs in hot southern summers. Heat-tolerant cultivars will remain more compact. Flowers are from 1 to 2 inches across.
Plant Size and Culture. Liriope muscari is the taller of the two plants, growing to 18 inches with a spread of up to 12 inches. Spicata is generally shorter, though in optimum growing conditions it may get as tall as 15 inches. The plant can spread up to 2 feet. Both plants spread and reproduce by rhizomes underground.