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2006 Awards

Three awards were handed out for the Spring season (based on performance from April 1 to June 1) - Best of Trials (Spring), Best New Varieties, and Outstanding New Varieties.

Two awards were handed out for the Summer season (based on performance from June 1 to August 1) - Best of Trials (Flowering) and Best of Trials (Non-flowering).

2006 Spring Award Winners (April 1-June 1)

Best New Varieties - Spring (links to extra plots follow)

Bracteantha 'Mohave Grande Sunset' Selecta First Class
Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita' Proven Winners
Cleome 'Spirit Appleblossom', 'Spirit Frost' Proven Winners
Colocasia 'Royal Hilo' Agri-Starts I
Geranium 'Allure Tangerine' Ball FloraPlant
Lobelia 'Magadi Blue' Selecta First Class
Petunia 'Calimero Candy' SuperFresh Marketing
Petunia 'Calimero Purple' SuperFresh Marketing
Petunia 'Surfinia Baby Compact Coral' Suntory
Petunia 'Surfinia Patio Coral Pink' Suntory

Outstanding New Varieties (Spring)

Argyranthemum 'Mini Helio Double Pink'
 Proven Winners
Begonia 'Bonfire'
 Selecta First Class
Bracteantha 'Mohave Grande Red'
 Selecta First Class
Calibrachoa 'Celebration Sunny'
 SuperFresh Marketing
Coleus 'Black Knight'
 Proven Winners
Coleus 'Florida City Micanopy'
 GroLink
Chrysocephalum 'Flambe Orange'
 Proven Winners
Cuphea 'Flamenco Samba'
 Proven Winners,SuperFresh Marketing
Dianthus 'Bouquet Rose Magic'
 PanAmerican Seed
Lobelia 'Laputalia Blue'
Fides North America
Petunia 'Famous Rose Star'
Selecta First Class
Petunia 'Surfinia Candy Cane'
Suntory
Salvia 'Red Hot Sally Improved'
PanAmerican Seed
Verbena 'Lanai Upright' series  (2) (3)
 Fischer USA
Vinca 'Nirvana Cascade Pink Splash' Fischer USA

Best of Trials (Spring)

Alternanthera 'Gail's Choice'
 Proven Winners
Angelonia 'Angelmist Dark Pink'
Ball FloraPlant
Angelonia 'Serena' series (2) (3) (4)
 PanAmerican Seed
Calibrachoa 'Cabaret' Lavender, Hot Pink, Rose, White
 Ball FloraPlant
Calibrachoa 'Celebration Rose'
 SuperFresh Marketing
Cleome 'Spirit Appleblossom', 'Spirit Frost'
Proven Winners
Coreopsis 'Sundancer'
 GroLink
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'
 Proven Winners
Ornamental Millet 'Purple Baron'
 PanAmerican Seed
Petunia 'Jamboree' Hot Pink, Lavender II, Light Blue
 Fischer USA
Petunia 'Suncatcher Dark Lavender Vein'
 Ball FloraPlant
Salvia 'Black and Blue' GroLink, SuperFresh Marketing
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue'
Ball FloraPlant
Vinca 'Nirvana' series (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
 Fischer USA
Vinca 'Pacifica Pure White' PanAmerican Seed

2006 Summer Award Winners (June 1-August 1)

Best of Trials (Summer) - Flowering

Begonia 'Babywing White'
 PanAmerican Seed
Chrysocephalum 'Flambe Orange'
 Proven Winners
Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee'
 Blooms of Bressingham
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' Proven Winners
Geranium 'Caliente Coral'
 Fischer USA
Helianthus 'Dune Supreme'
 GroLink
Lantana 'Bandana Rose'
 Fischer USA
Lantana 'Landmark' series (2) (3) (4) (5)
 Ball FloraPlant
Mandevilla 'Alice DuPont'
 Milestone Agriculture
New Guinea Impatiens 'Super Sonic Salmon Ice '06'
 Fischer USA
Salvia 'Mystic Spires Blue'
 Ball FloraPlant
Scaevola 'Toppot White'
 SuperFresh Marketing
Torenia 'Catalina Blue'
 Proven Winners
Vinca 'Nirvana' & 'Nirvana Cascade' series (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
 Fischer USA
Vinca 'Pacifica Pure White' PanAmerican Seed

Best of Trials (Summer) - Non-Flowering

Acalypha 'Brazen'
 Proven Winners
Alternanthera 'Brazilian Red Hots'
 GroLink
Coleus 'Blackberry Waffle'
 SuperFresh Marketing
Coleus 'Candy Store' GroLink
Coleus 'Royal Glissade'
 UF/IFAS
Coleus 'UF 04-40-125'
 UF/IFAS
Euphorbia 'Burgundy Wine'
 Proven Winners
Plectranthus 'Heigh Ho Silver'
 Proven Winners
Sanchezia 'Ellen'
 GroLink
Strobilanthes 'Persian Shield'
 SuperFresh Marketing

 

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