The document lists the 2020 winners of All-America Selections, which recognizes new flower, vegetable and herb varieties. Some of the winners include Coleus 'Main Street Beale Street' with deep red foliage that doesn't fade, cucumber 'Green Light F1' which produces mini fruits well-suited for vertical gardens, and zinnia 'Holi Pink F1' with vibrant pink blooms on compact, uniform plants. In total, 22 new varieties are highlighted that were selected for traits like disease resistance, drought tolerance, unique flavors and high yields.
2. Coleus Main Street Beale Street
โข Deep red foliage
doesnโt fade nor spot
โข Holds color all season
โข Later to bloom than
comparisons
โข For full sun to full
shade
โข Uniform height
โข Ideal for borders,
mass plantings and
containers
โข 12-16โ spacing
3. Cucumber Green Light F1
โข High yielding mini
cucumber
โข Great for vertical
gardens
โข 3-4โ long fruits
โข 20โ garden spacing
โข 5โ vines
4. Delphinium Cheer Blue F1
โข Bright blue flowers
โข Seed propagated
โข Compact habit
โข Very uniform
โข Great for bedding,
containers and
landscape
โข 8-10โ spacing
5. Echinacea Sombreroยฎ Baja Burgundy
โข Vibrant deep violet-red
blossoms
โข Holds color all season
โข Very hardy (zone 5),
sturdy stems
โข Very floriferous from
summer to first frost
โข Uniform Deer resistant
โข 18-24โ spacing
6. Nasturtium Tip Top Rose
โข Strong yet compact
โข Unique and showy
rose colored flowers
โข More floriferous than
comparisons
โข Flowers donโt fade
โข Healthy plants all
season
โข Flowers and leaves
are edible
โข 13-15โ garden spacing
7. Pea Snak Hero
โข Long slender 4โ
pods
โข Super sweet taste
โข Stringless, edible
pods
โข Frequent harvesting
increases production
โข Great early-season
crop
โข 12-24โ garden
spacing
8. Pumpkin Blue Prince F1
โข Early maturing
โข Better yield
โข Excellent taste and
texture
โข Beautiful blue color
โข 12โ fruits weigh 9
pounds
โข 1-2โ garden spacing
โข 5โ vines
9. Rudbeckia x American Gold Rush
โข Bright, golden-yellow
flowers
โข Upright, dome-shaped
habit
โข Drought and heat
tolerant
โข Very floriferous from
July-September
โข Resistant to Septoria
leaf spot
โข 18-24โ spacing
10. Tomato Apple Yellow F1
โข Unique, apple-shaped
fruits
โข Produce up to 1,000
fruits per plant
โข Great taste and texture
โข Good disease
resistance
โข Small, 1-ounce fruits
โข 2โ garden spacing
โข 6โ vines
11. Tomato Buffalosun F1
โข Heirloom flavor but
better texture
โข High yielding
โข Less cracking
โข Fusarium
resistance
โข Verticillium
resistance
โข TSW resistance
โข Late Blight
resistance
โข 70 days to maturity
from transplant
โข 5-6โ vines
12. Tomato Celano F1
โข Patio type grape tomato
โข Strong bushy habit is
semi-determinate
โข Early maturity
โข Good disease
resistance
โข Small, 1-ounce fruits
โข 2โ garden spacing
โข 6โ vines
13. Tomato Chefโs Choice Bicolor F1
โข First bicolor in Chefโs
Choice series
โข Heirloom look with
hybrid yield
โข Large fruits weigh 7-8
oz.
โข 75 days to maturity from
transplant
โข 12-14โ garden spacing
โข 5โ indeterminate plants
need staking
14. Tomato Early Resilience F1
โข Rounded Roma great
for canning and cooking
โข Determinate bushy
plants donโt need to be
staked
โข Good resistance to
Blossom End rot
โข 2โ blocky fruits
โข 2โ garden spacing
โข 24โ vines
15. Tomato Galahad F1
โข High level of Late Blight
resistance
โข Sweet mild fruits
โข Large fruits weigh 12
oz.
โข 75 days to maturity from
transplant
โข 24โ garden spacing
โข 4โ indeterminate plants
need staking
16. Watermelon Mambo F1
โข Sweet crisp flesh holds
well and doesnโt
overripen
โข Very early maturity
โข 9โ, 11 pound fruits
โข 75 days to maturity from
transplant
โข 10โ garden spacing
โข 12โ vines
17. Zinnia Holi Pink F1
โข Vibrant color on 3โ
blooms
โข Compact plants for low,
uniform color
โข Disease resistant
โข Drought, heat and
humidity tolerant
โข 13-15โ garden spacing