Beacon Bright Red Impatiens
Best disease-resistant annuals for gardeners seeking vibrant, low-maintenance shade color.
Elevate your garden with Beacon Bright Red Impatiens, offering vibrant color and exceptional resilience. These annual flowers are bred for superior performance, growing stronger and lasting longer in gardens, window boxes, and hanging baskets. They boast high resistance to Impatiens downy mildew, ensuring a beautiful display in part sun to shaded areas. Each pack contains 25 seeds, promising a season of stunning, mounded red blooms that reach 14-18 inches in height and 12-14 inches in width.
$2.85
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4.7
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Category Rank
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#270 in Seeds & Seed Tape
Price vs Category Average
-73%
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Botanical Name
Impatiens walleriana
/ Impatiens walleriana
Who it's for
- Busy homeowners wanting continuous blooms with minimal effort
- Gardeners struggling with recurring impatiens disease
- Landscapers needing high-impact color for dark garden corners
Who should skip it
- Budget-conscious shoppers looking for inexpensive annuals
- Gardeners unable to commit to a strict daily watering schedule
- People with only sunny or exposed planting locations
Performance breakdown
Disease Resistance
Superior mildew resistance ensures a healthy, thriving display all season long.
Shade Adaptability
Thrives in low-light conditions where other flowering varieties often struggle.
Container Versatility
Compact mounded habit makes these perfect for window boxes and baskets.
Germination Reliability
Requires precise temperature control for consistent, successful seedling emergence.
Visual Impact
Deep red blooms provide a bold, saturated pop of garden color.
Growth Consistency
Hybrid breeding delivers uniform height and width for professional-looking garden beds.
Key Specs
Botanical Name
Impatiens walleriana
Life Cycle
Annual
Germination Time
10-21 days
Optimum Germination Temperature
70-75ºF
Mature Height/Width
14-18 inches by 12-14 inches
Seed Count
25 seeds
Days to Flower from Seed
70-80 days
Is Organic
false
Features
- High resistance to downy mildew
- Long-lasting garden performance
- Vibrant red blooms
- Ideal for shade and part sun
- Mounded growth habit
- Perfect for containers and baskets
- Season-long color
- Easy to grow from seed
What customers say
Consumers consistently praise the exceptional reliability of the Beacon Bright Red Impatiens. The most significant theme is the successful disease resistance, which has restored confidence for gardeners previously struggling with Downy Mildew. Reviewers frequently highlight the high germination rates and the impressive quality of the resulting blooms, noting a truly vibrant, lasting red color that thrives even in deep shade. This product delivers outstanding performance and perceived value, making it a favorite for easy, dependable color.
Know before you buy
This specific variety is bred for high resistance to Impatiens downy mildew, which has historically been a major challenge for this plant species. This resistance allows them to maintain their health and vigor throughout the growing season where other varieties might fail.
Yes, they are excellent for containers and hanging baskets. Their mounded growth habit, reaching 12-14 inches in width, creates a full, lush look that works perfectly in smaller spaces.
These plants thrive in partial sun to full shade. They are an ideal choice for brightening up darker corners of your garden or porch where other flowering plants might struggle to bloom.
You can expect germination to occur within 10-21 days when kept at an optimum temperature of 70-75ºF. From the time of sowing, it typically takes 70-80 days for the plants to reach their flowering stage.
Beacon Bright Red Impatiens are annuals. This means they will complete their entire life cycle—growing, blooming, and setting seed—within a single growing season.
No, these specific impatiens are not known for attracting pollinators. They are primarily chosen for their aesthetic contribution to shaded garden beds and containers.
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