Impatiens walleriana – Beacon® Violet Shades: IDM-resistant Impatiens with a violet flower mix

Impatiens walleriana Beacon® Violet Shades is a striking annual known for its violet flowers in various shades and long-lasting blooms. This variety was specifically selected for its high resistance to downy mildew (Plasmopara destructor, IDM), a common problem with traditional impatiens. Beacon® Violet Shades offers gardeners, growers, and landscape professionals a reliable, low-maintenance, and colorful product that creates an attractive garden, borders, pots, and hanging baskets all season long.

Thanks to the genetic resistance to IDM, growers and landscapers can once again produce Impatiens safely, thereby limiting losses due to powdery mildew and maximizing quality and sales.

High resistance to downy mildew (IDM)

Extensive trials have shown that Beacon Impatiens possesses a genetically high resistance to IDM, making this variety significantly less susceptible to disease than traditional Impatiens. While Beacon® Violet Shades is not completely immune, this resistance ensures a reliable and healthy plant suitable for both commercial production and home gardens.

In some cases, preventative IDM fungicide treatments may be applied to achieve optimal results, but overall, Beacon® Violet Shades provides robust and long-lasting color throughout the season.

Versatile applications in gardens and landscapes

Pots and hanging baskets

• Compact, bushy growth makes the plant ideal for pots, hanging baskets and container planting.

• A mix of violet flowers creates a striking and elegant decorative effect on balconies, terraces and patios.

Borders and gardens

• Perfect for open ground and mixed borders, where long-lasting colour and robust growth are important.

• Fast-filling and season-long flowering makes Beacon® Violet Shades ideal for large plantings in gardens, parks and landscaping projects.

Production and sales

• Easy to incorporate into production planning thanks to predictable growth and flowering.

• Beacon® Violet Shades safely brings a popular and well-known product back into production, resulting in increased sales and satisfied customers.

Characteristics and cultivation information

Beacon® Violet Shades combines fast-filling growth, long-lasting blooms, and robustness in one attractive plant. Ideal for both commercial growers and home gardeners looking for a reliable, low-maintenance, and colorful impatiens.

Important cultivation characteristics

• Flower color: mix of violet shades

• Height: 20–30 cm

• Location: partial shade to shade

• Soil: well-drained, humus-rich

• Water requirements: water regularly, keep evenly moist

• Flowering period: from late spring to autumn

• Use: pots, hanging baskets, borders, open ground

The plant grows quickly, fills the space well, and offers season-long color, creating a consistently attractive display. Removing spent flowers encourages longer blooms and maintains the compact, bushy shape.

Why choose Beacon® Violet Shades?

• High genetic resistance to downy mildew (IDM)

• Mix of violet flowers for long-lasting seasonal colour

• Compact, bushy growth for pots, baskets and borders

• Fast filling and easy to grow

• Robust and reliable, suitable for commercial production

• Ideal for gardens, landscapes and container planting

• Easy to incorporate into production planning for consistent quality

Discover all Beacon® Impatiens at Easyseed

In addition to Beacon® Violet Shades, Easyseed offers a wide range of Beacon® Impatiens in various colors. Perfect for gardens, balconies, patios, and landscaping projects, with a robust, IDM-resistant variety that guarantees reliability and long-lasting beauty.