The document summarizes the 2012 winners of the All-America Selections awards, including four flower winners and three vegetable winners. The flower winners are the ornamental pepper 'Black Olive', vinca 'Jams 'N Jellies Blackberry', and salvia 'Summer Jewel Pink'. The vegetable winners are chili pepper 'Cayennetta', watermelon 'Faerie', and pepper 'Cayennetta'. Each winner is described with details of its unique qualities, sizes, colors, and growing requirements.

1. All-America Selections
2012 Winners

2. Ornamental Pepper ‘Black Olive’
AAS Flower Winner

3. Ornamental Pepper ‘Black Olive’
 Genus species: Capsicum annuum
 Common name: Ornamental Pepper
 Unique qualities: Attractive purple foliage,
fiery hot edible fruit, nice as cut flower
 Flower size: 0.4 inches
 Flower Color: Pale purple
 Foliage Color: Deep purple
 Fruit color: Purple maturing to red
 Plant height: 18 to 20 inches
 Plant spread: 12 to 15 inches
 Garden location: Full sun
 Days from sowing seed to flower: 98 days
 Closest comparisons on market: ‘Pretty in
Purple’ and ‘Black Pearl’

4. Vinca ‘Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry’
AAS Flower Winner

5. Vinca ‘Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry’
 Genus species: Catharanthus rosea
 Common name: Annual vinca, periwinkle
 Unique qualities: Novel flower color in vinca
 Flower size: 2 inches
 Flower Color: Deep purple
 Foliage Color: Deep green
 Plant height: 12 to 16 inches
 Plant spread: 12 to 16 inches
 Garden location: Full sun
 Days from sowing seed to flower: 63 to 66
days
 Closest comparisons on market: ‘Victory
Blue,’ ‘First Kiss Blueberry,’ and ‘Viper Purple’

6. Salvia ‘Summer Jewel Pink’
AAS Bedding Plant Winner

7. Salvia ‘Summer Jewel Pink’
 Genus species: Salvia coccinea
 Common name: Hummingbird sage, Scarlet
sage, Texas sage
 Unique qualities: More compact, earlier
 Flower size: 1/2 inch
 Flower form: Spike
 Flower color: Light pink
 Foliage color: Green
 Plant height: 20 inches at most
 Plant spread: 16 inches
 Plant type: Dwarf, branching
 Garden location: Full sun
 Garden spacing: 10 to 12 inches apart
 Days from sowing seed to flower: 50
 Closest comparison on market: ‘Coral
Nymph’

8. Pepper ‘Cayennetta’
AAS Vegetable Winner

9. Pepper ‘Cayennetta’
 Genus species: Capsicum annuum
 Common name: Chili Pepper
 Unique qualities: Very compact habit with
dense foliage
 Fruit color: Green matures to glossy red
 Foliage color: Dark green
 Fruit shape: Tapered bayonette
 Fruit size: Length 3 inches, Weight 0.18 oz
 Plant height: 24 inches
 Plant width: 20 inches
 Plant type: Compact bush habit
 Garden location: Full sun
 Garden spacing: 2 feet apart
 Days from sowing seed to harvest: 97 days
 Closest comparisons on the market: ‘Andy F1,’
‘Gusto Purple F1’ and ‘Apache F1’

10. Watermelon ‘Faerie’
AAS Vegetable Winner

11. Watermelon ‘Faerie’
 Genus species: Citrullus lanatus
 Common name: Watermelon
 Unique qualities: Early fruit setting, globe shape,
light yellow rind with crisp pink-red flesh, high sugar
content
 Fruit size: 4 to 6 pounds
 Fruit shape: Deep globe 7 inches x 8 inches
 Fruit color: Light yellow rind with pink-red flesh
 Plant type: Spreading vine
 Plant width: 11 ½ foot spread
 Garden location: Full sun
 Garden spacing: 8 to 10 feet
 Disease tolerances: Can tolerate general diseases
and insects
 Days from sowing seed to harvest: 72 days
 Closest comparisons: ‘Golden Crown’, ‘Vanguard’
and ‘New Queen’