Beacon Violet Shades impatiens
Impatiens walleriana 'Beacon Violet Shades'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Beacon Violet Shades' impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Beacon Violet Shades') is an annual for borders, containers, shade gardens, and foundation plantings. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist soil. It grows quickly in a clumping habit and blooms from early to late summer. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Southern shield fern, Tuff Stuff mountain hydrangea, and Australian tree fern.