Osteospermum ‘Akila Daisy White’
‘Akila Daisy White’ is a tidy, uniform plant with open flowers that produce non-stop blooms all summer long. It showed more drought tolerance than other osteos, and even southern judges praised ‘Akila’s’ ability to keep blooming in the heat.
‘NuMex Easter’ Ornamental Pepper
‘NuMex Easter’ is a compact plant, growing only to six inches high, with purple, yellow and orange conical fruits that pop up above the foliage for a great display of color. ‘NuMex’ has a shorter crop time, which results in earlier blooms on the compact, uniform plant. Judges think it is the first real ornamental pepper for bedding plant growers.
‘Florific Sweet Orange’ New Guinea Impatiens
Two-inch blooms in shades of light orange against dark green foliage create a giant impact in the garden, especially in shade or semi-shaded areas where color is needed. New Guinea impatiens are disease tolerant, compact and perfect for small space gardens.
Angelonia ‘Serenita Pink’
Serenita is a compact, tough angelonia series that is ideal for very hot and humid temperatures, such as southern areas, but it does well in northern gardens, too. ‘Serenita Pink’ features a unique, deep pink flower not usually seen in angelonias. The judges praised this entry for producing a large number of flowers all season long while still being drought and heat tolerant.
All-America Selections (AAS) announced four more national winners for 2014 just in time for the gardening season. With the addition of the winners, plus four new regional winners, there is a total of 19 winners for the 2014 gardening season. It is the most AAS winners announced in one year since the first winners were announced in the 1930s.
New national winners:
- Osteospermum ‘Akila Daisy White’
- ‘NuMex Easter’ Ornamental Pepper
- ‘Florific Sweet Orange’ New Guinea Impatiens
- Angelonia ‘Serenita ‘Pink’
For a complete list of 2014 winners, as well as links to a seed source list and a list of all AAS winners since 1932, click here.
A complete list of trial grounds and judges can be found here.
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