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2020 AAS Winners
The document lists the 2020 winners of All-America Selections, which recognizes new flower, vegetable and herb varieties. Some of the winners include Coleus 'Main Street Beale Street' with deep red foliage that doesn't fade, cucumber 'Green Light F1' which produces mini fruits well-suited for vertical gardens, and zinnia 'Holi Pink F1' with vibrant pink blooms on compact, uniform plants. In total, 22 new varieties are highlighted that were selected for traits like disease resistance, drought tolerance, unique flavors and high yields.
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- 2. Coleus Main StreetBeale Street • Deep red foliage doesn’t fade nor spot • Holds color all season • Later to bloom than comparisons • For full sun to full shade • Uniform height • Ideal for borders, mass plantings and containers • 12-16” spacing
- 3. Cucumber Green LightF1 • High yielding mini cucumber • Great for vertical gardens • 3-4” long fruits • 20” garden spacing • 5’ vines
- 4. Delphinium Cheer BlueF1 • Bright blue flowers • Seed propagated • Compact habit • Very uniform • Great for bedding, containers and landscape • 8-10” spacing
- 5. Echinacea Sombrero® BajaBurgundy • Vibrant deep violet-red blossoms • Holds color all season • Very hardy (zone 5), sturdy stems • Very floriferous from summer to first frost • Uniform Deer resistant • 18-24” spacing
- 6. Nasturtium Tip TopRose • Strong yet compact • Unique and showy rose colored flowers • More floriferous than comparisons • Flowers don’t fade • Healthy plants all season • Flowers and leaves are edible • 13-15” garden spacing
- 7. Pea Snak Hero •Long slender 4” pods • Super sweet taste • Stringless, edible pods • Frequent harvesting increases production • Great early-season crop • 12-24” garden spacing
- 8. Pumpkin Blue PrinceF1 • Early maturing • Better yield • Excellent taste and texture • Beautiful blue color • 12” fruits weigh 9 pounds • 1-2’ garden spacing • 5’ vines
- 9. Rudbeckia x AmericanGold Rush • Bright, golden-yellow flowers • Upright, dome-shaped habit • Drought and heat tolerant • Very floriferous from July-September • Resistant to Septoria leaf spot • 18-24” spacing
- 10. Tomato Apple YellowF1 • Unique, apple-shaped fruits • Produce up to 1,000 fruits per plant • Great taste and texture • Good disease resistance • Small, 1-ounce fruits • 2’ garden spacing • 6’ vines
- 11. Tomato Buffalosun F1 •Heirloom flavor but better texture • High yielding • Less cracking • Fusarium resistance • Verticillium resistance • TSW resistance • Late Blight resistance • 70 days to maturity from transplant • 5-6’ vines
- 12. Tomato Celano F1 •Patio type grape tomato • Strong bushy habit is semi-determinate • Early maturity • Good disease resistance • Small, 1-ounce fruits • 2’ garden spacing • 6’ vines
- 13. Tomato Chef’s ChoiceBicolor F1 • First bicolor in Chef’s Choice series • Heirloom look with hybrid yield • Large fruits weigh 7-8 oz. • 75 days to maturity from transplant • 12-14” garden spacing • 5’ indeterminate plants need staking
- 14. Tomato Early ResilienceF1 • Rounded Roma great for canning and cooking • Determinate bushy plants don’t need to be staked • Good resistance to Blossom End rot • 2” blocky fruits • 2’ garden spacing • 24” vines
- 15. Tomato Galahad F1 •High level of Late Blight resistance • Sweet mild fruits • Large fruits weigh 12 oz. • 75 days to maturity from transplant • 24” garden spacing • 4’ indeterminate plants need staking
- 16. Watermelon Mambo F1 •Sweet crisp flesh holds well and doesn’t overripen • Very early maturity • 9”, 11 pound fruits • 75 days to maturity from transplant • 10’ garden spacing • 12’ vines
- 17. Zinnia Holi PinkF1 • Vibrant color on 3” blooms • Compact plants for low, uniform color • Disease resistant • Drought, heat and humidity tolerant • 13-15” garden spacing
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