Nicotiana Fl 'Perfume Deep 

 Purple' 



Botanical name: Nicotiana .v 

 Sanderae. 'Perfume Deep Purple' 

 is named for the delicate evening 

 fragrance that will charni the 

 senses. This variety was bred for 

 the scent and unique deep purple 

 flower color. The single, 2-inch 

 star-shaped flowers are produced 

 in abundance. Plants can reach 

 20 inches and spread 15 to 

 18 inches in a full sun garden 

 location. 'Perfume Deep Purple' 

 readily adapts to containers, or 

 a semi-shade garden planting. 

 Easy to grow and undemanding, 

 'Perfume Deep Purple" seed and 

 plants will be available in garden 

 centers. 



The three Flower Award Winners 

 are: Ornamental Pepper 'Black 

 Pearl" 



Botanical name: Capsicimi 

 annmim. 'Black Pearl" is a 

 unique ornamental pepper with 

 pure black leaves when grown 

 in the sun. 'Black Pearl" also 

 describes the small, black shiny 

 peppers bom upright on the 

 plant, that are similar to pearls. 

 The young plants will have green 

 leaves when grown indoors or in 

 a greenhouse, but turn black in 

 the sun. The vigorous plants are 

 quite heat tolerant and will grow 

 to 1 8 inches tall, spreading about 

 12 to 16 inches. 'Black Pearl" 

 is easy to grow without serious 

 disease or insect problems. 

 Use 'Black Pearl" plants as the 

 centerpiece in a container with other 

 mixed annuals. The peppers tum red 

 when mature and arc edible but fiery 

 hot! 



Dianthus Fl 'Supra Purple' 



Salvia Farinacea 'Evolution' 



Botanical name: Salvia farinacea. 

 'Evolution" expands the color range of 



Salvia farinacea. The 6- to 7- inch 

 flower spikes are violet, distinctly 

 different from blue. 'Evolution' is 

 a medium height annual reaching 

 1 6 to 24 inches tall and spreading 

 16 to 19 inches. Gardeners who 

 search for plants with minimal 

 maintenance should reserve space 

 for 'Evolution.' When planted 

 in fertile soil, irrigation is the 

 only requirement for 'Evolution' 

 to flower consistently. Water 

 efficiency tests in Colorado 

 show Salvia farinacea plants 

 are drought tolerant. 'Evolution' 

 plants are undemanding with few 

 disease or pest problems. 



Zinnia Fl 'Zowie Yellow Flame' 

 Botanical name: Zinnia 

 elegans. This AAS Winner will 

 wake up any garden with flowers 

 that flame with color. 'Zowie! 

 Yellow Flame begins a new class 

 of semi-tall zinnias with a novel 

 bicolor pattern. Each 3- to 4-inch 

 semi-double bloom contains a 

 scarlet/rose center with yellow 

 petal edges. Thecolorcombination 

 is unifomily intense, like a yellow 

 flame. Expect flowering plants in 

 about 8 to 1 weeks fi^om sowing 

 seed. Perfectly adapted to larger 

 containers, use 'Zowie! Yellow 

 Flame' as a focal point and add 

 other annuals to create a flaming 

 "Hof" color combination. In a 

 sunny garden, mature plants 

 will reach 24 to 29 inches tall, 

 spreading 26 to 27 inches. The 

 zinnia flowers are excellent as cut 

 flowers. 



Sloiy and Pliolo Credits: All America 

 Selections, Downers 

 Grove. IL 



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