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What’s New in Impatiens: Breeding, Growing, and Selling
Jim Kennedy Ball Horticultural Company
What’s New in Impatiens: Breeding, Growing, and Selling
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Vegetative Cuttings Impatiens Market NA (Estimates)
New Guinea Hybrid Impatiens
i. walleriana Research and Development
New in Double impatiens (i. walleriana)
Fiesta Bonita 2016 Introduction – Ball FloraPlant
Impatiens Hybrids
• SunPatiens • Bounce (NEW) • Big Bounce (NEW) • SunStanding (NEW) • Sun Harmony
SunPatiens Compact Series Grand Rapids, MI August 2015 Full Sun
Bounce Pink Flame in the shade West Chicago, IL August 2015
Bounce Pink Flame in the sun West Chicago, IL September 2015
Big Bounce Series Cherry, Lavender, Lilac, Red, White Grand Rapids, MI August 2015 Full Sun
Big Bounce series in
foreground with Bounce down
the aisle
SunPatiens Spreading Corona Deep Shade August 2015 Chicago, IL
SunStanding
• New for 2017 from Dummen Orange • Trials in Winter/Spring 2016
New Guineas from Seed
• Divine – Pan American Seed • Florific - Syngenta
Divine
Divine - Pan American Seed – more colors?
More culture… http://panamseed.com/media/Culture/PAS/ImpatiensNGDivine.pdf
Growing the Hybrids
• Water • Feed • Temperature • Light
• Resistant to Downy Mildew http://sakataornamentals.com/topcrop/SunPatiens http://www.selectanorthamerica.com/series_info.aspx?phid=119906976005863#
What’s Selling
• Time • Space
More packs, less flats
Patio ready = Retail ready
THANK YOU!
What’s New in Impatiens: Breeding, Growing, and Selling
Jim Kennedy Ball Horticultural Company
[email protected] (630)588-3464