variety information
AMERICAN GARDEN AWARD
www.americangardenaward.org
Rudbeckia
‘TigerEye Gold’
Goldsmith Seeds
www.goldsmith
seeds.com
This variety grabbed
the attention of voters with its prolifi c display of brilliant 3-inch golden blooms. Voters also appre- ciated the compact habit of the 16 to 24 inch tall plants. The long-lasting golden dark eyed blooms made a strong statement while showing their hybrid tolerance to heat, humidity and powdery mildew. This most popular winner guarantees fantastic season-long color in gardens, mixed containers and landscapes.
Winners Circle
Every grower wants to produce extraordinary plants.
Trialed for strength, color and versatility, these honored beauties should fi nd their way into your lineup.
Compiled by Jasmina Radjevic
Petunia
‘Baby Duck Yellow’
Ball Horticultural Co.
www.ballhort.com
This petunia won
because voters loved the way it brightened and blanketed the garden with its multitudes of soft yellow trumpet shaped blooms. Voters saw that the 1½ -inch blooms didn’t wilt in summer’s heat, humidity or rain. Blooms completely covered the 18 to 24 inch plants that didn’t need deadheading or cutting back. Fast growing ‘Baby Duck Yellow’ spreads 30-36 inches and will rapidly fi ll-in gardens and containers.
Pentas
‘Northern Lights Lavender’
Benary
www.benary.com
This pentas’ large, lacy
masses of lavender fl ower clusters attracted hum- mingbirds, butterfl ies and consumer voters alike. These 4- to 6-inch clus- ters of star-shaped fl orets covered the tropical-looking plants, which stand 18 to 24 inches high. This pentas, a breeding breakthrough, performed well throughout the country, showing off its tolerance to Northern temperatures as low as 50° F, as well as a love for rigorous Southern heat.
fl oriculture organizations in the United States and abroad. All-America Selections, American Hosta Growers Associa-
G
tion, American Hosta Society, Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Fleuroselect and Perennial Plant Association are dedicated to offering growers, retailers and gardeners valu- able information on new varieties. Judges for each association use standardized grading systems to rate their performance. Tested and trialed for beauty, hardiness, color, strength and ver- satility, these varieties impressed judges with their exceptional characteristics.
rowing extraordinary plants is critical to the success of your business and reputation. That’s why GPN compiles a list each year of all the award winners from various
PERENNIAL PLANT ASSOCIATION
www.perennialplant.org
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo grows 3 to 4
feet tall and wide in an upright habit. This exceptional perennial grows across a wide range of zones and is one of the most adaptable native species. Newly emerging shoots produce violet-blue, lupine- like fl owers in 10- to 12-inch erect racemes atop fl ower stems that extend well above the foliage mound of clover-like, blue-green leaves. The spring fl owers are present for three to four weeks. The common
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(Photo: Steven Still)
name, blue false indigo, refers to the use of this perennial by early Americans as a dye.
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