Award-winning plants for 2014 include three vines that will grow well in New England, an upright version of an North American native grass, some potentially good tomatoes and flowering plants and one bean.
Organizations that present plant awards all look for different attributes, so a round-up will include something for everyone.
Cary Award winners, selected by Tower Hill Botanical Gardens in Massachusetts, made 2014 “the year of the vine.” The three vines selected are the “Betty Corning” clematis, the hardy kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta) and American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens).
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