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