2016 All-America Selections Flower Display Garden Burlington (VT) Waterfront Park

The All America Selections (AAS) is a national program to select the best of the new varieties each year. The flowers below represent some of the most recent winners and other new introductions, and are primarily annuals. (www.all-americaselections.org) Previous year’s results and photos can be found online. (perrysperennials.info/AASwp.html) We are especially pleased and thankful this year once again for many new “specialty annuals” (those generally grown from cuttings and not seeds) provided by two wholesale greenhouse propagators in New Hampshire—Pleasant View Gardens (PVG) and DS Cole Growers (DSC), as well as recent AAS annuals from cuttings (“vegetative”). The PVG annuals are from their Proven Winners and Proven Selections series. Those from DSC are from several other brand name series. (notes: imp.=improved)

Flower Source Comments

Ageratum Ariela Blue DSC Floss Flower

Angelonia Angelface Perfectly Pink PVG Summer snapdragon

Angelonia Angelface Super Blue PVG

Angelonia Angelface Super Pink PVG

Angelonia Angelface Super White PVG

Argyranthemum Beauty Yellow DSC Cobbity daisy

Argyranthemum White Butterfly PVG

Artemisia Quicksilver PVG Dusty miller

Begonia Mistral Red DSC Bolivian begonia

Bidens Beedance Painted Red DSC

Bidens Namid Compact Yellow DSC

Calibrachoa Superbells Coralina PVG Trailing petunia

Calibrachoa Superbells Grape Punch Imp. PVG

Calibrachoa Superbells Morning Star PVG

Calibrachoa Superbells Red Imp. PVG

Calibrachoa Superbells Tropical Sunrise PVG

Calibrachoa Superbells Yellow Imp. PVG

Canna South Pacific Scarlet AAS AAS2013

Canna Toucan Red PVG

Canna Toucan Rose PVG

Canna Toucan Scarlet PVG

Canna Toucan Yellow PVG

Cleome Clio DSC Spider flower

Coleus Peter Wonder DSC

Colocasia Royal Hawaiian Black Coral PVG Elephant ear

Colocasia Royal Hawaiian Maui Gold PVG

Colocasia Royal Hawaiian Tropical Storm PVG

cosmos cosmic orange AAS AAS2000

Dahlia Dalina Midi Corsica PVG

Dahlia Hypnotica Series DSC

Dianthus Jolt Pink AAS AAS2015, Pinks

Euphorbia Breathless White DSC Spurge

Euryops Sonenschein DSC Golden bush daisy

Gaura Sparkle White AAS AAS2014, Beeblossom

Geranium Brocade Cherry Night AAS AAS2016, vegetative, annual geranium

Geranium Brocade Fire AAS AAS2016, vegetative

Geranium Pinto Premium White to Rose AAS AAS2013

Hedera Glacier PVG English Ivy

Helichrysum Mohave Yellow DSC Strawflower

Impatiens Bounce Pink Flame AAS AAS2015, vegetative, impatiens

Impatiens Infinity Lavender Imp. PVG New Guinea impatiens

Impatiens SunPatiens Spreading Shell Pink AAS AAS2015, vegetative

Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Bewitched After Midnight PVG Ornamental sweet potato

Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Bewitched Green with Envy PVG

Ipomoea Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Jet Black PVG

Kale, Ornamental, Glamour Red AAS AAS2011

Lamium Purple Chablis PVG Deadnettle

Lantana Bandana Pink DSC Lantana

Lobularia Bicolor Pink Stream DSC Sweet alyssum

Marigold Moonsong Deep Orange AAS AAS2010

Millet, Ornamental, Purple Majesty AAS AAS 2003

Osteospermum Bright Lights Yellow PVG South African daisy

Pennisetum Black Stockings DSC Fountain grass

Pentas Galaxy Series DSC Egyptian star flower

Petunia African Sunset AAS AAS 2014

Petunia Cascadia Cabernet DSC

Petunia Supertunia Picasso in Purple PVG

Petunia Supertunia Really Red PVG

Petunia Supertunia Vista Fuchsia Imp. PVG

Petunia Surfinia Summer Double DSC

Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour AAS AAS2015

Petunia Trilogy Red AAS AAS2015

Salvia (guaranitica) Black and Blue DSC Sage

Salvia (farinacea) Blue Emotion DSC Mealycup sage

Salvia (coccinea) Summer Jewel Pink AAS AAS 2012

Salvia (coccinea) Summer Jewel Red AAS AAS2011

Sutera Snowstorm Blue Imp. PVG Bacopa

Verbena Lanai Lavender Star DSC

Verbena Superbena Royale Peachty Keen Imp. PVG

Verbena Superbena Royale Romance PVG

Zinnia Double Zahara Cherry AAS AAS 2010

Zinnia Double Zahara Fire AAS AAS 2010

Zinnia Profusion Double Deep Salmon AAS AAS2013

Zinnia Profusion Double Hot Cherry AAS AAS2013

Zinnia Zahara Starlight Rose AAS AAS 2010

Planted 6/1/16. A cooperative program of the Burlington Dept. of Parks and Recreation and University of Vermont (Dr. Leonard Perry, Horticulture Professor Emeritus). Appreciation is expressed to the Greenworks: The Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association for funding and support.