2004 Ail-American Selections 



The 2004 All America Selections 

 were annoiinced in September. 

 Three floral varieties and two 

 bedding plants captured these presti- 

 gious awards. Forecasters are likelv to 

 be right on the money with their pre- 

 dictions tor 'Fresh Look Red' and 

 'Fresh Look Yellow". These two 

 Celosia Plumosa varieties are ready to 

 sell like hotcakes tor you in your gar- 

 den center next spring. They perform 

 true to habit with tresh new plumes 

 covering up old plumes eliminating 

 the need lor deadheading. They are 

 eye-catching in color and care-tree to 

 grow. Two teatures that add up to 

 homeowner success. 



Celosia plumose 'Fresh Look 

 Yellow' Flower Award Winner 



'Fresh Look Yellow' otters season-long 

 garden color with minimal care. The 

 golden yellow plumes are produced in 

 abundance, at times covering the 

 plant. The central plume can be 9 

 inches tall and 6 inches wide. 'Fresh 

 Look Yellow' grows numerous side 

 shoots, which cover mature blooms, 

 eliminating the need tor deadheading. 

 When grown in a tull sun garden, 

 "Fresh Look Yellow' attains a height 

 of about 12 to 17 inches and spreads 

 12 to 15 inches. Plants exhibit heat, 

 humidity and severe weather toler- 

 ance. Like all Celosia plumosa, flow- 

 ers can be cut tor arrangements or 

 dried as an everlasting bouquet. 'Fresh 

 Look Yellow' is pertect tor busy gar- 

 deners who want summer-long flower 

 color on caretree plants. 



'Celosia plumosa' Fresh Look 

 Red' GOLD MEDAL Flower 

 Award Winner 



'Fresh Look Red' pertorms like a 

 tresh floral arrangement all summer. 

 Thriving in the summer heat and hu- 

 midity with drought or rainy condi- 

 tions, 'Fresh Look Red' decorates a 

 garden or patio container with rosy 

 red plumes. It won the coveted Gold 

 Medal tor its consistent performance 

 with minimal maintenance and pest- 

 free growth. 'Fresh Look Red' covers 



up spent plumes by producing new 

 foliage and blooms. The plant always 

 looks fresh, needing no grooming. 

 When grown in the full sun, 'Fresh 

 Look Red' plants mature at 12 to 18 

 inches tall and spread 12 to 20 

 inches. The central plume can be 8 to 

 10 inches tall and 5 inches wide. Like 

 all Celosia plumosa, the flowers can 

 be cut and dried tor everlasting 

 homemade bouquets. 



Hollyhock 'Queeny Purple' 

 Flower Award Winner 



'Queeny Purple' is the shortest Alcea 

 rosea and the Hrst purple hollyhock 

 available as a single color not part ot 

 a mixture. These unique traits com- 

 bined with season-long flower color 

 resulted in 'Queeny Purple' winning 

 an AAS Award. The trilly edged 

 blooms are a '"powder putf " type hav- 

 ing a cushion center. They measure 3 

 to 4 inches and are produced abun- 

 dantly on the compact branching 

 plants. 'Queeny Purple' plants will 

 reach a mature height ot 20 to 30 

 inches, pertect tor smaller space gar- 

 dens. 'Queeny Purple' is an annual 

 that will flower prolifically the first 

 year trom a February or March sow- 

 ing. 



Gypsophila 'Gypsy Deep Rose' 

 Bedding Plant Award "Winner 



'Gypsy Deep Rose' is an annual G. 

 muralis with dainty, rose-like blooms. 

 This new variety showed several im- 



provements over comparisons. The 

 flower torm is double and semi- 

 double, it is a darker rose color and is 

 a larger size, up to 3/8 ot an inch. 

 The plant produces a higher number 

 ot blooms over a longer flowering sea- 

 son. 'Gypsy Deep Rose' forms an en- 

 chanting mounded plant with a 

 height ot 8 to 10 inches, spreading 

 12 to 14 inches. This diminutive 

 plant prefers tull sun and adapts to 

 container culture. "Gypsy Deep Rose' 

 is easily grown trom seed or bedding 

 plants. Plants require little mainte- 

 nance. Gypsophila is often associated 

 with weddings because ot their use in 

 bridal bouquets. 



Petunia Fl 'Limbo Violet' Bed- 

 ding Plant Award Winner 



'Limbo Violet' differs from all other 

 single grandiflora petunias as a unique 

 combination of large flowers on a 

 compact plant. The habit is restricted. 

 'Limbo Violet' plants become mounds 

 which, at times, are completely cov- 

 ered with blossoms. The ultimate 

 plant size is only 6 to 7 inches tall, 

 spreading 10 to 12 inches. 'Limbo 

 Violet' is designed for small space gar- 

 dens such as urban residences or for- 

 mal gardens requiring neat, tidy 

 plants. The dark violet blooms are 

 perfect for gardeners who know 

 "larger is better." At 3 inches or 

 larger, 'Limbo Violet' blooms are 

 huge but recover quickly from severe 

 weather. Plants are virtually mainte- 

 nance-free, no pinching needed. 



The Vegetable Winners include: 



'Sweet Beauty' Watermelon 

 'Amy' Melon 

 'Sunshine' Winter Squash 

 The 2004 AAS Winners all under- 

 went close examination by a network 

 of independent judges across the U.S. 

 Each entry was given a score ranging 

 from zero to five. The entry with the 

 highest average scores were considered 

 for the AAS Award. Each of the All- 

 Amercian Selections Winners has 

 demonstrated exceptional garden per- 

 formance. 



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