Impatiens - Spring 2005

Flower Color, Plot Development Over Time, Data and Comments

Data and pictures will be added as time allows.  Trials for this crop are being conducted in Bradenton.
 

Vinca
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Botany
Family: Balsaminaceae
Scientific names:  Impatiens walleriana Hook. f.
Common names: Busy-Lizzy, patience-plant, patient-Lucy, sultana, zanzibar balsam [The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)].
Native habitat: Native to Africa in the east tropics in Kenya and Tanzania; in the south tropics in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe; also naturalized over a wide area (GRIN).
View maps related to habitat and other topics from this link to the National Geographic MapMachine: .

Pests
Common plant arthropods (insects/other)/other:   Reported arthropod symptoms in literature: Garden fleahopper, broad mite, cyclamen mite, larger elm leaf beetle, fig wax scale, tarnished plant bug,  (Featured Creatures, U. of Florida).  Thrips, spider mites and aphids. Others include: whiteflies and spotted cucumber beetle.
Arthropod symptoms observed in this trial:
Common plant diseases/other:   Reported disease symptoms in literature: Botrytis gray mold and Rhizoctonia stem rot. Others include: Pseudomonas leaf spot and Alternaria leaf spot.  Diseases reported in Florida are: Alternaria sp. (leaf spot), Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr., (gray mold), Cercospora fukushiana Mats. & Yam. (leaf spot), Fusarium sp. (root rot), and Rhizoctonia solani Kuehn (root rot) (Index of Plant Diseases in Florida, 1984 revision.).
Diseases symptoms observed in this trial:
Commercial control:  Greenhouse. Feld/shade house.
Arthropod information: Pests identified on crops.

Search the Arthropod/Host Plant Database.

 Florida pest facts and images.

Featured Creatures
Disease information: Plant Disease Facts (Pennsylvania State University)

Ornamental Plant Disease Fact Sheets

 The American Phytopathological Society

Search Common Names of Plant Diseases
More Links and Information
Performance evaluations: Trial reports and other publications.
More resources: Additional information.

RATINGS
Honors:                     Best-of-class (BC).  We select the best performer in each class, based on the "overall performance rating".  This rating may not be high, if the class does not perform well (indicating a possible need for improvement in the class).  The rating  may be significantly different from one or more members of the class. If two or more members of a class received the same highest overall performance rating, we used another rating (such as overall foliage/flower rating or flower average rating) to determine BC.  If only one cultivar was entered in a class, it automatically becomes uncontested BC.  BC is evaluated in future trials against the performance of new entries in the same class.  Refer to a report in "Articles, Papers & Reports" for detailed information. In addition to BC, other "honors" received for these cultivars may be added to BC at a later date, time permitting.  Seed companies may forward these honors (awards) to Rick Kelly. 
Rating System: The rating is a 1 to 7 scale: 7- all foliage and flowers free from defects; 4- average foliage and flower condition, minimal plant defects or pest damage to tissue, but  still acceptable; 1- foliage and/or flowers with severe defects and/or severely infested with pests and damage unacceptable, making plant undesirable.  Plant death due to soilborne pests may be factored into the overall performance rating, if it is a significant problem.  Refer to a report in  "Articles, Papers & Reports" for details.  If listed, ratings with an "a" are the best in a class.  If cultivars share the same letters, those ratings are considered to be similar to each other.  If there are no letters, there is only one cultivar in a class or all the members of a class have similar ratings.
 
American Takii Ball Seed Bodger Seeds Floranova Plant Breeders Goldsmith Seeds Grimes Seeds & Plants Kieft Seeds Holland E. Benary Seed of America PanAmerican Seed Sahin Sakata Seed America Syngenta Seeds
 

 

Scroll down the page or click on the color of choice to view individual cultivars within a color class:
Note:  This trial was conducted under 30 % shade in Bradenton with previously fumigated beds that had plastic mulch removed before the research center relocated to Balm, Florida.  In order to accommodate all the cultivars entered for evaluation, only three plants/cultivar/plot could be planted.  Each plot was closely planted to its neighbor, requiring that areas of many plot photographs be blocked out to exclude plants that are not part of the plot and might cause confusion.  There are three plots grown for each cultivar evaluation.  For this crop, all plots in row 1 were selected for display, while any better plots from row 2 or 3 are also displayed for comparison.
Double Flowered Class
Double Orange Shades and Tints
White
 Single Flowered Class
Mix

Purple Shades and Tints

Orange Shades and Tints

Rose

Pink

White

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Double Flowered Orange Shades and Tints Class

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 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Tutu Salmon'

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Cultivar No: 47

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Floranova Plant Breeders

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/18/05 4.2 cm (1.7 inches) 83.0

3.9

6.7

5.3
Honors:
Comments: Best-of-class established in fall 2005.
Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial.  These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems.
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Double Flowered White Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Fanciful White'

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Cultivar No: 147

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Ball Seed

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/18/05 4.4 cm (1.7 inches)

53.7

4.9

6.8

5.9
Honors:
Comments: New entry for 2005.
Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial.  These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems.
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Single Flowered Mix Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Garden Leader Logro Mix'

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Cultivar No: 99

Grimes Seeds & Plants

Notes:

 Some of the colors seen in this mix.

 

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/22/05 4.7 cm (1.9 inches)

47.0

4.7

6.6

5.7
Honors: 
Comments: New entry for 2005.

Single Flowered Mix Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Impact Formula Mix'

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Cultivar No: 181

Sakata Seed America

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/22/05 4.8 cm (1.9 inches)

53.7

4.2

6.3

5.2
Honors: 
Comments: Best-of-class established in fall 2000.
Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial.  These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems.
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Single Flowered Orange Shades and Tints Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Xtreme Deep Salmon'

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Cultivar No: 63

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Goldsmith Seeds

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/18/05

4.8 cm (1.9 inches)

50.3

4.8

5.6

5.2
Honors:
Comments: New entry for 2005.
Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial.  These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems.
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Single Flowered Pink Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Garden Leader Logro Pink'

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Cultivar No: 182

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Grimes Seeds & Plants

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/28/05

4.5 cm (1.8 inches)

54.0

3.5

6.1

4.8
Honors:
Comments: New entry for 2005.

Single Flowered Pink Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Tempo Pink'

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Cultivar No: 183

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Bodger Seeds

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/28/05

5.1 cm (2.0 inches)

43.3

5.1

6.6

5.8
Honors:
Comments: Best-of-class established in spring 2002.
Details of performance for this cultivar will be posted on the web in "Articles, Papers & Reports" at the completion of this trial.  These details will include ratings over the entire season and pest problems.
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Single Flowered Purple Shades and Tints Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Xtreme Lilac'

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Cultivar No: 62

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Goldsmith Seeds

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/18/05

4.7 cm (1.9 inches)

49.3

4.5

6.7

5.6
Honors:
Comments: New entry for 2005.

Single Flowered Purple Shades and Tints Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1) 5 June (week 17) 19 June (week 19)

'Tempo Lavender Butterfly'

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Cultivar No: 132

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Bodger Seeds

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Seed Sowing Date

Flower Diameter

Days to First Flower2

Overall Foliage/Flower Rating3

Overall Pest Rating4

Overall Performance Rating5

2/18/05 5.2 cm (2.0 inches)

49.3

4.7

6.2

5.5
Honors:
Comments: Best-of-class established in spring 2001.  Reevaluated against 'Xtreme Lavender' to resolve best-of-class.

Single Flowered Purple Shades and Tints Class

Picture date:

 21 May (week 15 1)