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GROWS STRONGER, SHINES LONGER ™
For growers and landscapers, there will be no costly middle-of-the-season replacements with Beacon Impatiens, and the range of colors available makes it easy to fill any space with brilliant blooms. A COLORFUL SELECTION
Blue Pearl
Bright Red
Coral
Salmon
Pink
Rose
Home gardeners can rely on Beacon Impatiens for an amazing color selection and season-long performance. It’s fast to spread and look full in gardens.
Discover the latest colors
Light Pink
Lipstick
Orange
Violet
White
Formula Mixture
Beacon ® Impatiens from PanAmerican Seed ®
BEACON CARES beacon noun bea·con | a source of light and inspiration Beacon Impatiens offers high resistance to the widely prevalent populations of Plasmopara destructor , the cause of Impatiens downy mildew, offering the opportunity to bring back into production a well-known, in- demand, easy-to-grow and versatile product for gardens and landscapes. Beacon Strong Beacon shines a light and helps our community grow stronger by providing support and increasing awareness for less-widely known charitable organizations each year.
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IMPATIENS WALLERIANA... Beacon ® Impatiens has high resistance to the cause of Impatiens downy mildew, so it stays healthy and in color.
...GROW WITH EASE WITHOUT DISEASE!
Grow Impatiens successfully without preventative Impatiens downy mildew fungicide applications.
LIGHTHOUSE MIXES
Named after well-known lighthouses in locations where Impatiens downy mildew has been a significant problem.
Cape Otway Lighthouse Victoria, Australia OTWAY MIXTURE Light Pink, Lipstick & Rose
Cape Pine Lighthouse Newfoundland, Canada CAPE PINE MIXTURE Bright Red & White
Pearl Island Lighthouse Nova Scotia, Canada PEARL ISLAND MIXTURE Blue Pearl, Coral & White
Chicago Harbor Lighthouse Chicago, Illinois, USA CHICAGO MIXTURE Blue Pearl, Violet & White
Portland Bill Lighthouse Dorset, England PORTLAND MIXTURE Rose, Violet & White
Lindau Lighthouse Lake Constance, Germany LINDAU MIXTURE Orange, Violet & White
Sanibel Lighthouse Sanibel Island, Florida, USA SANIBEL MIXTURE Bright Red, Orange & Violet
BRILLIANT SPREADING COLOR
CULTURE PRACTICES
IMPATIENS Impatiens walleriana Beacon® Series F 1
PREVENTATIVE CHEMICALS Beacon exhibits high genetic resistance to Impatiens downy mildew without the use of chemicals. Beacon can be grown successfully without preventative IDM fungicide applications. Beacon is not immune to IDM; there are scenarios where preventative IDM fungicides may be recommended for Beacon, such as: 1) Receiving plugs or plants from a region where Impatiens are currently growing in the landscape and susceptible varieties are being grown at the recipient location. 2) Plugs or plants are being produced where Impatiens are currently growing in the landscape (which could expose greenhouse or nursery- grown plants to high levels of natural inoculum), and then shipping to other regions. If IDM prevention is part of an overall spray program for susceptible varieties, Beacon’s performance will not be affected if they are also treated. Proper Impatiens production management practices are important for success. This includes water, fertilization and growth regulation best practices. In addition, regular scouting and environmental and cultural controls are recommended. If IDM, or any other diseases, are detected, take action to mitigate the spread and severity. CROP SCHEDULING
Beacon is easy to include in your current production. Below are the general greenhouse guidelines to grow Impatiens without the risk of disease. Plug crop time: 4 to 5 weeks Transplant to finish: 3 to 4 weeks PLUG CULTURE Beacon Impatiens is offered in coated seed form. Sow 1 seed per cell in a recommended 288 plug size. Germination takes 3-6 days at 68-77°F (20-25°C); do not cover the seed. Light benefits germination. Maintain the media pH at 6.0-6.2 and EC of 0.5-0.75 mmhos/cm during plug production. Keep moisture high at Level 4-5. During Stage 2 , provide moisture levels at 2-4 with temperatures at 64-73°F (18-23°C). Set light at 450-700 f.c. (4,800-7,500 Lux). Apply fertilizer less than 100 ppm N, less than 0.7 EC. (Note that White is slightly slower in Stages 1 and 2 than other colors.) Temperatures drop to 65-68°F (18-20°C) during Stage 3 , with light and fertilizer regimens maintained the same as Stage 2. Set moisture at Level 2-3. In Stage 4 , keep moisture at Level 2-3 and lower temperatures again to 62-65°F (17-18°C). Light and fertilizer is the same as Stage 2 and 3. PGR Impatiens will respond to daminozide, paclobutrazol and uniconazol. Monitoring of water and fertilization can help with controlling plant growth and vigor. GROWING ON TO FINISH Temperatures for finishing Beacon Impatiens: Day: 70-75°F (21-24°C) Night: 62-68°F (17-20°C) The target media pH should be 6.2-6.5, with an EC of 0.75-1.0 mmhos/cm. Apply a fertilizer less than 100 ppm N, less than 0.7 EC. Beacon Impatiens are Day Neutral.
CONTAINER SIZE Cell Pack 4"/4.5"/ Quart /10 cm 10" Pot or HB/ 3 Gallon/25 cm
PLUGS/POT CROP TIME SEASON 1 ppp 3-4 weeks Spring 1 ppp 4-5 weeks Spring
3-5 ppp 8-10 weeks Spring
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TRIAL RESULTS
In our extensive trials process, young Beacon Impatiens plants were challenged with aerial inoculation of Plasmopara destructor sporangia under high disease pressure in environmentally controlled conditions.
Resistance screens were conducted in Venhuizen, Netherlands, and Elburn, Illinois greenhouses and in the Ball Helix laboratory in West Chicago, Illinois. All hybrids were screened a minimum of 16 times.
The results showed a high correlation between the greenhouse/lab screens and field screens. Without any use of chemicals, Beacon Impatiens showed high resistance to Impatiens downy mildew in all of these trials.
LANDSCAPE/FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS NATURAL INFECTION 7 weeks after transplant Beacon® is thriving, Elburn, IL, Week 32
11 weeks after transplant Beacon® is thriving, Venhuizen, NL, Week 36
Competing White vs. Beacon® White
Competing White vs. Beacon® White
Competing Salmon vs. Beacon® Coral
9 weeks after transplant Beacon® is thriving, Venhuizen, NL, Week 35 CONTAINER DEMONSTRATIONS
GREENHOUSE DEMONSTRATIONS 4 weeks after inoculation Beacon® is thriving, Venhuizen, NL, Week 9
Competing Salmon vs. Beacon® Coral
Competing Bright Orange vs. Beacon® Orange
Competing Violet (Top) vs. Beacon® Violet
Beacon® Orange (Top) vs. Competing Bright Orange
In field trials, no Impatiens downy mildew preventative fungicides were ever applied to the plant material.
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