American Garden Award's Top Vote-Getter

Rudbeckia 'TigerEye Gold' grabbed the attention of voters with its incredibly prolific display of brilliant 3-inch golden blooms. Voters also appreciated the compact habit of the 16 to 24 inch tall plants. The long-lasting golden dark eyed blooms made a strong statement while showing their hybrid tolerance to heat, humidity and powdery mildew. This most popular winner guarantees fantastic season-long color in gardens, mixed containers and landscapes.

This petunia won because voters loved the way it brightened and blanketed the garden with its multitudes of soft yellow trumpet shaped blooms. Voters saw that the 1.5-inch blooms didn't wilt in summer's heat, humidity or rain. Blooms completely covered the 18 to 24 inch plants that didn't need deadheading or cutting back. Fast growing 'Baby Duck Yellow' spreads 30-36 inches and will rapidly fill-in gardens and containers.

Pentas 'Northern Lights Lavender' attracted voters just like the hummingbirds and butterflies to the large lacy masses of lavender flower clusters. These large 4 to 6 inch clusters of star-shaped florets covered the tropical looking 18 to 24 inch plants. This breeding breakthrough pentas performed throughout the country, showing off its tolerance to northern temperatures as low as 50 degrees, as well as its love for rigorous southern heat.