Landscape & Irrigation

March 2017

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www.landscapeirrigation.com Landscape and Irrigation March 2017 17 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS All-America Selections (AAS), a non-profi t trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance throughout North America, recently presented the AAS Winners for the 2017 season. Dianthus Interspecifi c Supra Pink F1 (AAS 2017 Ornamental from Seed Winner / National Winner) Supra Pink joins its sister, 2006 AAS Winner Supra Purple, to give us two fantastic colors in an easy-to-grow interspecifi c dianthus for three-season (spring, summer, fall) garden color. This compact, bushy plant blooms prolifi cally with novel mottled pink fl owers sporting frilly petal edges that hold up even in summer heat and drought. No deadheading needed on this winner. One judge attempted to deadhead this entry but it re-bloomed too fast to do so. Supra Pink grows to just under a foot in height but is a vigorous grower and will deliver fancy, clear-pink fl owers for a long time as observed over and over by the AAS Judges. Supra Pink was tested as an annual and won the award based on fi rst- year performance, but similar to other dianthus, it may overwinter in some regions. Bred by Hem Genetics (www.hemgenetics.com) Geranium Calliope Medium Dark Red (AAS 2017 Ornamental Vegetative Winner / National Winner) With an outstanding deep red velvety fl ower color and great branching habit, Calliope was unmatched in the AAS Trials when compared to other market varieties. Calliope Medium Dark Red geranium is an interspecifi c hybrid with zonal-type fl owers and leaves. This AAS Winner has a mounded, semi-spreading growth habit with strong stems supporting the fl ower heads that are loaded with deep red blossoms. These plants work great Every year, professional breeders and growers release new plant varieties to the landscape industry. There are many new plants that merit consideration by landscape professionals. Some of the new introductions for 2017 are as follows: A ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS A ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS All-America Selections (AAS), a non-profi t trialing organization for A All-America Selections (AAS), a non-profi t trialing organization for plants that demonstrate great garden performance throughout North A plants that demonstrate great garden performance throughout North America, recently presented the AAS Winners for the 2017 season. A America, recently presented the AAS Winners for the 2017 season. Dianthus Interspecifi c Supra Pink F1 A Dianthus Interspecifi c Supra Pink F1 (AAS 2017 Ornamental from Seed Winner / National Winner) A (AAS 2017 Ornamental from Seed Winner / National Winner) Supra Pink joins its sister, 2006 AAS Winner Supra Purple, A Supra Pink joins its sister, 2006 AAS Winner Supra Purple, in containers, combination plantings, hanging baskets, as well as in an in-ground landscape. Gardeners will enjoy exceptional landscape performance in normal conditions, as well as in more challenging high heat and drought conditions. Bred by Syngenta Flowers Penstemon barbatus Twizzle Purple F1 (AAS 2017 Ornamental from Seed Winner / Regional Winner – Heartland and Southeast) Vibrant purple blooms present a new and unique color in penstemon. Twizzle Purple was judged as a fi rst-year fl owering perennial by judges who were impressed with the upright plant habit and superb fl owering performance. This North American native blooms profusely with 1-inch tubular fl owers on long slender stalks that grow up to 35 inches high, making this beauty a magnet for pollinators from mid- to late summer. Twizzle Purple can be used to add height to combination planters or in landscapes for high-impact color. Bred by Van Hemert & Co. (vanhemertseeds.com) Verbena EnduraScape Pink Bicolor (AAS 2017 Ornamental Vegetative Winner / National Winner) EnduraScape is described as "tough as nails" because it is the fi rst verbena that can tolerate drought and heat plus survive cooler temperatures down to the low teens. This long-blooming pink bicolor verbena is spectacular in the landscape, edging a walk or border, as well as in large containers and baskets. Vigorous plants are sturdy spreaders that pop with abundant soft-pink blossoms that darken in intensity toward the center of the bloom. Pink Bicolor is the newest color in the series and the AAS Judges deemed it "truly spectacular." Bred by Ball FloraPlant (www.ballhort.com) Dianthus Interspecifi c Supra Pink F1 Geranium Calliope Medium Dark Red Penstemon barbatus Twizzle Purple F1

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