2023 All American Flower Selection Winners are:
Coleus Premium Sun Coral Candy is the first AAS Winner for a coleus. A compact plant with coral and green serrated leaves is great for containers. Holds its colors well in sun but is happier in the shade. The plant had almost no flowers. 3 plants will fill a 16-inch pot.
Royal Hawaiian Waikiki Colocasia is a sturdy plant with bright colorful leaves from Hawaii. It is a type of elephant ear that you see in some greenhouses. A good plant for a large container that can be brought indoors to a sunny location to overwinter.
Echinacea Artisan Yellow Ombre F1 is a perennial blooming all season like other coneflowers. Bright golden blooms which are long-lasting. Very long maintenance.
Leucanthemum Carpet Angel is a Shasta Daisy perennial blooming all season long with 3-inch white flowers. A daylength neutral variety meaning early flowering. Plants get 20 inches wide.
Salvia Blue by You is a deep blue blooming two weeks before other salvias. Great heat tolerance and winter hardiness. You will get repeat blooms during the summer if the spent blooms are removed. Like other salvias, they bring in hummingbirds and butterflies and retard rabbits and deer.
Snapdragon DoubleShot Orange Bicolor is a medium-growing plant with orange-red flowers. Stronger stems and more branching create more flowers. Blooms through summer.