DOWNERS GROVE, IL – After a summer of active voting, it’s time to announce the 2013 American Garden Award Winners! The 2013 American Garden Award, now in its fifth year, featured four new flower varieties chosen by their breeders for their excellent garden performance. Once these varieties were planted and put on display at the thirty-one participating gardens across the U.S. (and in Quebec), the 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 votes have been tallied and the three winners are:
Most Popular! Grand Prize Winner
Verbena ‘Lanai® Candy Cane'
by Syngenta Flowers
‘Lanai® Candy Cane’ offers a truly unique flower pattern which commands curbside attention! This striking striped beauty offers continuous summer blooms stacked atop a well-balanced plant habit. Candy Cane was selected from a strong and proven family of verbena varieties with superior weather tolerance.
Second Place Winner
Zinnia ‘Zahara™ Cherry'
by PanAmerican Seed
Grow beautiful Zinnia ‘Zahara™ Cherry’ in both containers and landscape beds, or just about any other sunny location where you want loads of bold color. These fast-growing zinnias bloom continuously all season long and are both disease and drought tolerant.
Third Place Winner
Impatiens 'SunPatiens® Compact Electric Orange'
by Sakata Ornamentals
With vibrant, deep orange blooms, Electric Orange is a new color in the SunPatiens® line. SunPatiens fill in quickly providing three seasons of color in the garden and in containers. They can be planted in sun or shade and grow readily in rain or shine. SunPatiens are trouble free and need no care beyond regular watering.
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-one participating gardens:
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Boerner Botanical Gardens
Burden Botanical Gardens-LSU Burden Center
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
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Oregon Garden
Park Seed Company
Pier 39, Inc.
Powell Gardens
Reiman Gardens – Iowa State University
Rotary Botanical Gardens
Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Zilker Botanical Garden
Contact: 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
