Impatiens, Beacon® 'Violet Shades'
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Description
This series features impressive, high quality blooms on vigorous plants that have a high degree of disease resistance; bright violet, and burgundy-violet flowers on upright, mounded plants; perfect for shaded beds, borders, and patio containers
The 'Violet Shades' variety of Beacon® Impatiens grows best in partial sun to full shade.
This spring plant will grow to be 14 to 18 inches high, and will spread approximately 12 to 14 inches when fully matured.
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Details
Height: 15 inches
Spacing: 8 inches
Sunlight: 
Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Other Names: Busy Lizzie, Busy Lizzy
Group/Class: Beacon Series
Brand: PanAmerican Seed
Description:
This series features impressive, high quality blooms on vigorous plants that have a high degree of disease resistance; bright violet, and burgundy-violet flowers on upright, mounded plants; perfect for shaded beds, borders, and patio containers
Ornamental Features
Beacon® Violet Shades Impatiens is covered in stunning violet round flowers with burgundy streaks at the ends of the stems from mid spring to late summer. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Beacon® Violet Shades Impatiens is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Beacon® Violet Shades Impatiens is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
Planting & Growing
Beacon® Violet Shades Impatiens will grow to be about 15 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 8 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.
This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Beacon® Violet Shades Impatiens is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
More Information
| Gerten Grown Plants | Gerten Grown Plants |
|---|---|
| Common Family Name | Impatiens |
| Sun Preference | Part-Sun, No-Sun |
| Plant Life Cycle | Annual |
| Mature Height (Range) | 7-12" |
| Mature Spread (Range) | 12" - 24" |