All-America Flower Selections 2001

Zinnia ‘Profusion White’ captured the AAS Gold Medal as a breeding breakthrough due to the ease of growing and length of the flowering season. This is the only white Zinnia with 2 1/2 inch single daisy-like flowers and proven disease resistance. The plant resists powdery mildew allowing ‘Profusion White’ to flower profusely in the fall when other zinnias deteriorate from mildew. ‘Profusion White’ plants fill flowerbeds, spreading 12 to 24 inches in a full sun garden. No pinching or pruning is needed. ‘Profusion White’ plants are capable of producing a masterful display of white blooms from early spring through fall with minimal "hands on" garden care.

Portulaca F1 ‘Margarita Rosita’ looks different from other portulaca as a young plant. It has a compact mounded habit and looks like a rock garden or alpine plant. Large 1 1/2 inch semi-double rose flowers adorn the small 3 to 4 inch fleshy leaved plants. ‘Margarita Rosita’ needs a sunny garden spot or patio container to reach its mature spreading plant habit of about 12 to 14 inches. Heat and drought tolerant, ‘Margarita Rosita’ will flower continuously for months if given minimal garden care. Easy-to-grow, ‘Margarita Rosita’ will thrive in any container size including unglazed terra cotta, which tends to dry soil quickly.

Eustoma F1 ‘Forever Blue’ will provide gardeners their favorite blue color throughout the gardening season. The large 2 1/2 inch single blue flowers decorate the vigorous plants. ‘Forever Blue’ plants have a distinct branching habit, benefitting the gardener with more blooms and a dense plant. This trait has been submitted for a utility patent. ‘Forever Blue’ plants will reach 12 inches when mature, in a full sun garden. Proven to be heat tolerant, ‘Forever Blue’ plants will benefit from deadheading like all other Eustoma (lisianthus). These well-groomed, attractive ‘Forever Blue’ plants are perfectly adaptable to patio containers.

Nicotiana F1 ‘Avalon Bright Pink’ is an improved dwarf nicotiana that provides multitudes of star-shaped blooms throughout the growing season. The color is an unusual shade of bright, pastel pink, visible from quite a distance. The heat tolerant plants will reach a mature height of 10 inches and spread 10 to 12 inches. ‘Avalon Bright Pink’ is maintenance free, no deadheading is required. ‘Avalon Bright Pink’ proved it’s superior garden performance in AAS trials across North America. Easy-to-grow, ‘Avalon Bright Pink’ is widely adaptable to annual or perennial border plantings as well as patio container culture.

Sunflower ‘Ring of Fire’ is a five-inch sunflower having golden petal edges and a ring of red surrounding the chocolate brown center. Decidedly different from other sunflowers, ‘Ring of Fire’ stands out in a crowd of plain gold or yellow flowers. Later to bloom, ‘Ring of Fire’ may require 120 days to show bicolor blooms, but this late season display is often what the garden needs for a fresh new look. Needing a full sun garden, ‘Ring of Fire’ plants may reach 4 to 5 feet tall, spreading 2 to 3 feet. The long flower stems are perfect for cut flowers. If not cut, flowers may produce seed for wildlife, another benefit to growing ‘Ring of Fire’.

 

Autumn 2000
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