All-America Selections

2013 Winners

Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’

2013 Flower Winner

Genus species: Echinacea hybrida

Common name: Coneflower

Unique qualities:Vivid color range in a first year

flowering perennial from seed

Flower color: Shades of purple, pink, red, orange,

yellow, cream & white

Foliage color: Green

Flower form: Single daisy

Flower size: 3-3.5 inches

Plant height: 26-32 inches

Plant width: 25-30 inches

Plant type: First year flowering perennial

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 24 inches

Length of time from sowing seed to flower:

23-24 weeks from a January sowing

Canna ‘South Pacific Scarlet’ F1

2013 Flower Winner

Genus species: Canna generalis

Common name: Canna

Unique qualities: First F1 seed canna, more

vigorous and sturdy than other seed propagated

cannas, non-stop flowering all season long

Flower color: Scarlet

Foliage color: Green

Flower form: Standard

Flower size: 4-4.5 inches

Plant height: 4-5 feet

Plant width: 12-18 inches

Plant type: Tender perennial in zones 7-10

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 18-24 inches

Length of time from sowing seed to flower:

11-12 weeks

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Tropical’

series

Geranium ‘Pinto™ Premium

White to Rose’ F1

2013 Bedding Plant Winner

Genus species: Pelargonium x hortorum

Common name: Geranium

Unique qualities: Flower coloration starts out

white then deepens to deep rose-pink as the

flowers mature

Flower color: Bicolor white to rose

Foliage color: Dark green

Flower form: Upright

Flower size: 5 inches

Plant height: 14-16 inches

Plant type: Annual

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 12-18 inches

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Pinto™

Blush,’ Maverick Appleblossom,’ ‘Diva Rose Ice’

Zinnia ‘Profusion

Double Deep Salmon’

2013 Bedding Plant Winner

Genus species: Zinnia hybrida

Common name: Zinnia

Unique qualities: Unique salmon double flower,

disease tolerant, early flowering

Flower color:Vibrant, deep salmon

Foliage color: Green

Flower form: Mounded

Flower size: 2.5 to 3 inches

Plant height: 8 to14 inches

Plant type: Annual

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 24 inches

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Zahara

Double Fire,’ ‘Profusion Double Golden,’

‘Profusion Deep Apricot’

Zinnia ‘Profusion

Double Hot Cherry’

2013 Bedding Plant Winner

Genus species: Zinnia hybrida

Common name: Zinnia

Unique qualities: Vivid deep rose double flower,

flower petals do not fade under high

temperatures, disease tolerant, early flowering

Flower color:Vivid deep rose

Foliage color: Green

Flower form: Mounded

Flower size: 2.5 to 3 inches

Plant height: 8 to 14 inches

Plant type: Annual

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 24 inches

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Profusion

Double Cherry,’ Double Zahara Cherry’

Melon ‘Melemon’ F1

2013 Vegetable Winner

Genus species: Cucumis melo L.

Common name: Piel de Sapo type melon

Unique qualities: Unique sweet-tart taste, fruits

hold one month after harvest

Fruit size: 4.5 pounds

Fruit shape: Oblate

Fruit color: Green rind turns to chartreuse at

maturity, white flesh

Plant type:Vining

Plant height: 10 to 12 inches

Plant width: 28 inches

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 14 inches

Length of time to harvest: 70-80 days from

transplant, 85-95 days from sowing seed

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Lambkin’ F1,

‘Kermit’ F1, ‘Saporosa’ F1

Tomato, Cherry ‘Jasper’ F1

2013 Vegetable Winner

Genus species: Solanum lycopersicum

Common name: Cherry tomato

Unique qualities: Superior eating quality and

taste

Fruit size: ¾ - 1”, 7-10 grams

Fruit shape: Round

Fruit color: Uniform red

Plant type:Vigorous indeterminate

Plant height: 7 feet

Plant width: 3 feet when staked

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 1-2 feet

Length of time to harvest: 60 days from

transplant, 90 days from sowing seed

Disease resistances: Late Blight, Early Blight,

Fusarium races 1, 2

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Suncherry

Premium’ F1, ‘Juliet’ F1, ‘Sweet Baby Girl’ F1

Watermelon ‘Harvest Moon’ F1

2013 Vegetable Winner

Genus species: Citrullus lanatus

Common name: Watermelon

Unique qualities: First hybrid triploid

watermelon bred specifically for the Home

Garden market. Note: Triploids require planting

with a diploid pollinator in a ratio of three

triploids to one diploid and perform best if started

indoors with a consistent soil temperature of 90

degrees F until germination.

Fruit size: 18 to 20 pounds

Fruit shape: Elongated round

Fruit color: Dark green rind with large and small

yellow spots; flesh is red/pink

Plant type: Large vigorous spreading and trailing

yellow spotted vines

Plant height: 15 inches

Plant width: 3-5 feet

Garden location: Full sun

Garden spacing: 3-5 feet

Length of time to harvest: 80-100 days from

transplanting

Closest comparisons on market: ‘Moon and

Stars Red,’ ‘Moon and Stars Yellow’