2014 American Garden Award Winners Announced
October 2, 2014 | 3 min to read
DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Five months of very active voting have just concluded and it’s time to announce the 2014 American Garden Award Winners! 2014 concludes the sixth year for the American Garden Award flower popularity contest and 2014 featured four beautiful new flower varieties chosen by their breeders for their excellent garden performance. Once these varieties were planted and put on display at the thirty-two participating gardens across the U.S. and Canada, the general public was invited to vote for their favorite using one of several voting methods. Breeders, brokers, distributors and retailers are encouraged to use the AGA logo when promoting these three winners.
The three top winners, based on online voting, in-garden votes and text votes are:
Most Popular! Grand Prize Winner
Foxglove Digiplexis™ Illumination® Flame
By Cultivaris, Inc.
With a mother from the Spanish Canary Islands, this incredible new foxglove hybrid produces a stunning summer-long display. Incredible Red-Pink flowers with flaming orange throats are produced in classic foxglove style from May to October. Great in pots or borders, it is long-lasting as a cut flower too!
Second Place Winner
Petunia Sanguna® Radiant Blue
By Syngenta Flowers, Inc.
This stunning new hybrid petunia packs a punch! With a bicolor flower pattern, Sanguna® Radiant Blue gracefully adds beauty to any container. While creating standout pots for porches & decks, it also performs well in garden beds. The possibilities of this flower will provide many options to decorate garden spaces.
Third Place Winner
Celosia Arrabona Red
By PanAmerican Seed Inc.
Masses of striking red plumes will last all summer long! Easy care, drought tolerant and loves the heat, Arrabona’s fiery beauty looks gorgeous in both borders and containers.
Look for these exciting winners as seeds or plants at your favorite local retailer or online supplier.
A HUGE end-of-season "Thank you" to the thirty-two participating gardens:
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Boerner Botanical Gardens
Callaway Gardens
Cantigny Gardens
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Cole Gardens
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Denver Botanic Gardens
JC Rauston Arboretum – NC State University
Kentucky Exposition Center
Longwood Gardens
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Meadow Brook Hall
Missouri Botanical Garden
Oglebay Resort and Conference Center
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Oregon Garden
Reiman Gardens – Iowa State University
Rotary Botanical Gardens
Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Vander Veer Botanical Park & Conservatory
Zilker Botanical Garden
For more information: Diane M. Blazek PH: 630.963.0770
The American Garden Award program is administered by the All-America Selections® Display Garden program. AGA entries have not been trialed nor awarded a winner status by the AAS® Trial Judges.
Source: All-America Selections®