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*
Lantana Tiddley Winks Red	PVG	3*
Lobelia Laguna Pink	PVG	3*	Lobelia
Lobelia Laguna Sky Blue	PVG	2
Lobelia Laguna White	PVG	1
Marigold Antigua hybrid mix	seed	3	Marigold
Marigold Bonanza Bolero	seed	3*
Marigold Climax mix	seed	3
Marigold First Lady	seed	3	Needs staking
Marigold Flagstaff	seed	3
Marigold Inca II hybrid mix	seed	2
Marigold Park 's Whopper mix	seed	3	Needs staking
Marigold Primrose Lady	seed	3*
Marigold Queen Sophia	seed	3*
Marigold Royal Hybrid Mix	seed	3*
Marigold Snowball	seed	3
Marigold Sugar and Spice Mix	seed	2	Poor habit, ununiform
Marigold Sunset Giants mix	seed	3
Marigold Toreador	seed	3
Mecardonia Goldflake	PVG	1	Axilflower, good in pots
Nasturtium Banana Split	DSC	3*	Nasturtium
Nemesia Opal Innocence	PVG	3	Nemesia, new
Nemesia Sachet Blueberry	DSC	3
Nemesia Safari White	PVG	1	new
Nemesia Serengeti Yellow	DSC	--	died
Nemesia Sunsatia Pear	PVG	1	new
Nicotiana Perfume Deep Purple	AAS	3*	Flowering Tobacco, AAS 2006
Ornamental Millet Purple Majesty	AAS	3*	AAS 2003
Ornamental Pepper Black Pearl	AAS	3*	AAS 2006
Ornamental Pepper Chilly Chili	AAS	3*	AAS 2002
Osteospermum Kenai Pineapple Blush	DSC	2	South African Daisy
Osteospermum Soprano Vanilla Spoon	PVG	3*	new
Osteospermum Summerdaisy Maxima	DSC	3
Pansy Majestic Giants Mix	AAS	3	AAS Classic
Pansy Ultima Morpho	AAS	--	AAS 2002
Pentas Venus	DSC	3*	Egyptian Star Flower
Petunia Blue Dream	DSC	3
Petunia Blue Merlin Morn	AAS	2	AAS 2003
Petunia Blue Wave	AAS	3*	AAS 2003
Petunia Double Wave Purple	DSC	3*
Petunia Lavender Wave	AAS	2	AAS 2002
Petunia Limbo Violet	AAS	2	AAS 2004
Petunia Supertunia Vista Bubblegum	PVG	3*
Petunia Surfinia Amethyst	PVG	1
Petunia Tidal Wave Silver	AAS	3*	AAS 2002
Petunia Ultra Crimson Star	AAS	2	AAS Classic
Petunia Wave Purple	AAS	2	AAS Classic
Phlox Intensia Cabernet	PVG	3*	Phlox
Phlox Intensia Lavender Glow	PVG	3*
Phlox Intensia Lilac Rose	PVG	3*
Phlox Intensia Neon Pink	PVG	3*
Phlox Intensia Pink	PVG	3*	new
Phlox Intensia Star Brite	PVG	3*	new
Phlox Intensia White	PVG	3*
Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset	AAS	3*	Coneflower, AAS 2002
Rudbeckia Prairie Sun	AAS	3*	AAS 2003
Salvia farinacea Evolution	AAS	3*	Sage, AAS 2006
Salvia Spanish Dancer	PVG	3*	new
Sanvitalia Little Penny	DSC	3	Creeping Zinnia
Sanvitalia Sunbini	PVG	3
Scaevola Brilliant	DSC	3*	Fan Flower
Scaevola New Wonder	PVG	3
Scaevola Whirlwind Blue	PVG	3
Scaevola Whirlwind White	PVG	3
Sutera (Bacopa) Big Pearl Falls	DSC	1	Bacopa
Sutura Snowstorm Ice Blue	PVG	3
Verbena Lanai Lavender Star	DSC	1
Verbena Supertunia Coral Red	PVG	1	new
Verbena Tukana Deep Red	PVG	1	new
Verbena Tukana Raspberry	PVG	1	new
Verbena Tukana Scarlet	PVG	1	new
Vinca First Kiss Blueberry	AAS	3*	Annual Periwinkle, AAS 2005
Vinca Jaio Dark Red	AAS	3*	AAS 2003
Vinca Jaio Scarlet Eye	AAS	3*	AAS 2002
Viola Skippy XL Red Gold	AAS	3	AAS Classic

A cooperative program of the Burlington Dept. of Parks and Recreation and the University of Vermont (Dr. Leonard Perry). Appreciation is expressed to the Vermont Assn. of Professional Horticulturists and the Burlington Garden Club for funding and support.

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