Perry's Perennial Pages

 

2006 All-America Selections Flower Display Garden

Burlington, Vermont

 Waterfront Park

he All-America Selections (AAS) is a national program to select the best of the new varieties each year. This is done in about 30 trial gardens throughout North America. Although mainly annuals, perennials can be included if they are grown from seed and bloom the first year. The varieties proving new or better than similar existing ones are given the "All America Award", and are displayed in over 200 display gardens, such as this one. The flowers below (green labels) represent some of the most recent winners and other new introductions, and are primarily annuals. Perennials on display, not part of this program (black labels), can be found on a separate list.

We are especially pleased and thankful this year for many new "specialty annuals" (those generally grown from cuttings and not seeds) provided by two wholesale greenhouse propagators in New Hampshire—Pleasant View Gardens (PVG) and DS Cole Growers (DSC). Those from PVG marked "new" are just that, new introductions to the trade this year. The PVG annuals are from their Proven Winners and Proven Selections series. Those from DSC are from several other brand name series. 

Rated 8/25: 1=no flowers, 2=some flowers, 3=excellent flowering with best * indicated.  

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Flower

Source

Rating

Comments

 

 

 

 

Agastache Color Spires Orchid

PVG

--

Anise Hyssop, died

Agastache Color Spires Steel Blue

PVG

2

new

Agastache Golden Jubilee

AAS

3*

AAS 2003

Ageratum Artist Blue Violet

PVG

3*

Floss Flower

Alternanthera Gail’s Choice

PVG

3*

Calico Plant, very vigorous, spreading

Anagallis Wildcat Blue

PVG

1

Pimpernel

Anagallis Wildcat Pink

PVG

1

new

Angelonia Angelface Blue

PVG

3*

Summer Snapdragon

Angelonia Blue Angel

DSC

3*

 

Argyranthemum Angelica Dark Pink

DSC

1

Cobbity Daisy

Argyranthemum Butterfly

DSC

1

 

Argyranthemum Courtyard Buttercream

PVG

1

new

Argyranthemum Molimba Helio Double Pink

PVG

2

new

Argyranthemum Molimba Mini Double White

PVG

1

new

Argyranthemum Molimba Mini Frizzle Pink

PVG

1

new

Argyranthemum Molimba Mini White

PVG

1

new

Argyranthemum Molimba Mini Yellow

PVG

1

new

Argyranthemum Neptune

DSC

1

 

Bidens Marietta Gold Spark

DSC

2

Bidens

Brachyscome Blue Zephyr

PVG

2

Swan River Daisy

Brachyscome Toucan Tango

PVG

1

 

Browallia Endless Illumination

PVG

3*

Browallia, new

Browallia Endless Sensation

PVG

3

new

Calendula Maritime Skyfire Yellow

DSC

3*

Calendula

Calibrachoa Minifamous Lavender

DSC

2

Trailing Petunia

Calibrachoa Superbells Cherry Blossom

PVG

2

new

Calibrachoa Superbells Coral

PVG

2

new

Calibrachoa Superbells Red

PVG

2

 

Calibrachoa Superbells Tickled Pink

PVG

2

new

Calibrachoa Superbells Trailing Light Blue

PVG

2

new

Calibrachoa Superbells Trailing Plum

PVG

2

new

Calitunia Purple

DSC

2

Calibrachoa Petunia hybrid

Carex Amazon Mist

DSC

*

Sedge, no flowers, good foliage

Carex Bronzita

DSC

*

No flowers, good foliage

Celosia Fresh Look Red

AAS

3*

Plumed Cockscomb, AAS 2004

Celosia Fresh Look Yellow

AAS

3*

AAS 2004

Centaurea gymnocarpa Colchester White

DSC

3*

Dusty Miller

Chrysocephalum Flambe Orange

PVG

3*

Common Everlasting, new

Chrysocephalum Flambe Yellow

PVG

3*

new

Cleome Senorita Rosita

PVG

3*

Spider Flower, new

Cleome Sparkler Blush

AAS

3*

AAS

Cleome Spirit Appleblossom

PVG

3

new

Cleome Spirit Frost

PVG

3

new

Coleus Fishnet Stockings

PVG

3*

Coleus (Solenostemon)

Cuphea Allyson Heather

DSC

2

Cuphea

Cuphea Flamenco Samba

PVG

3*

new

Cuphea Lavender Lace

PVG

2

 

Dahlia Secret Glow

DSC

2

Dahlia*

Dianthus Can Can Scarlet

AAS

2

Carnation, AAS 2003

Dianthus Corona Cherry Magic

AAS

2

Pinks, AAS 2003

Dianthus Ideal Violet

AAS

1

AAS Classic

Dianthus Supra Purple

AAS

--

AAS 2006, died

Diascia Diamonte Coral Rose

AAS

3

Twinspur, AAS 2006

Diascia Flying Colors Orange

PVG

3

new

Diascia Little Charmer

PVG

2

 

Euphorbia Diamond Frost

PVG

3*

Spurge

Gaillardia Arizona Sun

AAS

3*

Blanket Flower, AAS 2005

Gaillardia Sundance Bicolor

AAS

3*

AAS 2003

Geranium Black Velvet Rose

AAS

3*

AAS 2002

Geranium Elite Red

seed

3*

 

Geranium Horizon Picotee Mix

seed

2

 

Geranium Orange Appeal

seed

3

 

Geranium Red Orbit

seed

3*

 

Gypsophila Gypsy Deep Rose

AAS

2

Baby’s Breath, AAS 2004

Heliotrope Atlantis

PVG

3

Heliotrope

Heliotrope Scentropia Silver

PVG

3

new

Hollyhock Queeny Purple

AAS

3*

Hollyhock, AAS 2004

Impatiens Sonic Magic Pink

DSC

2

New Guinea Impatiens

Lantana Goldsonne

PVG

2

Lantana

Lantana Patriot Pillar Marc Cathey

PVG

3*

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