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Interested in growing award winning varieties this year? Try some of
this year's All America Selections. Here are some of the 1999 winners of
this prestigious title.
Two winners are represented by zinnias - 'Profusion Cherry' [1] and
'Profusion Orange' [2]. Both are heavy bloomers with few of the disease
problems of past zinnia cultivars. These lovely 16-24-inch plants are
covered in two to three-inch daisy-like flowers.
'Bonanza Bolero' [3] is a French dwarf marigold with two-inch, double gold
flowers with red markings. They are easily grown from seed, are early to
bloom, and mature at 10-12 inches tall.
If peach is a color to your liking, you can now find it in the moss rose
'Sundial Peach' [4]. This plant with semi-double flowers thrives in hot
conditions, growing to a height of five to six inches with a spread of
10-12 inches.
Another new color for this year is found in Verbena 'Quartz Burgundy' [5].
These rich, wine colored, two-inch flower umbels will cover the low
growing plants that spread to a 15 inch mound. They are trouble-free and
grow best in full sun.
Other winning selections are Begonia 'Pin-up Flame' and Osteospermum
'Passion Mix'. Try some of these All America Selections in your garden
this year.
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