By Vicki Gee-Treft Bring some fiery orange color to your garden with Flamma (“The Flame”) Celosia, a 2022 All America Selections’ (AAS) Ornamental Winner. This bushy 9-11” variety has numerous light green branches and foliage, each with a strong 5” flower plume, as well as secondary blooms that won’t fade. Whether you decide to grow this in beds (10-12” apart) or in containers, you will have a great show of orange color all season long for our sun-loving pollinator friends. AAS Judges were impressed with the superior garden performance and how well it stood up to hot, humid, and rainy conditions during the trial season. One AAS Judge added, “Quite a nice plant. Great bloom color showed color 3-5 days earlier than comparisons. Great branching, old blooms consistently covered by new growth. Great color and coverage all season, looked beautiful later in the season as well. Stunning variety.” This prized distinction winner will be planted at the Teaching & Display Garden at the Spooner Ag Research Station and available for your viewing this summer. Photo and additional information credit: AAS (https://all-americaselections.org/product/celosia-flamma-orange/)
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By Vicki Gee-Treft Bee’s Knees Petunia, another 2022 All America Selections’ (AAS) Gold Medal Winner, is lush with pollinator-friendly 2.5” deep-yellow blooms all season long against its deep-green leaves. Bee’s Knees offers great performance in a full-sun garden (spaced 18-24” apart), mixed container, hanging basket or as a groundcover. Gardeners appreciate its 8-10” height with mounding and trailing traits. Both heat and rain tolerant, it requires very little maintenance though it performs best if fertilized regularly. One AAS Judge reported, “No disease, no deer problem, no breakage from the wind. Great plant!” “It withstood the summer heat and tolerated the colder and wetter conditions at the end of the season very well,” exclaimed another judge. This prized distinction winner will be planted at the Teaching & Display Garden at the Spooner Ag Research Station and available for your viewing this summer. Photo and additional information credit: AAS (https://all-americaselections.org/product/petunia-bees-knees) By Vicki Gee-Treft
Begonia: Viking™ Explorer Rose on Green received a 2022 All America Selections’ (AAS) prestigious distinction as a “Gold Medal” winner for its plant breeding breakthrough that produced unique characteristics and super-outstanding garden performance. This trailing begonia “explores” the garden by spreading and spilling its branches over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. Prolific rose-colored, 2.6-inch flowers stand out against the glossy green foliage and do so all season long. This pollinator-friendly hybrid has a strong tolerance to heat & many diseases, as well as both wet & dry conditions, and thrives in full to partial sun. AAS winners are bred and produced without using genetic engineering, and have been judged anonymously by independent, volunteer experts in the field all across North America through AAS, an independent, neutral trialing organization. One AAS judge stated, “This begonia was awesome this year! Compared to the comparisons, it was more floriferous and had a nice, basket-like habit. Excellent variety!” This prized distinction winner will be planted at the Teaching & Display Garden at the Spooner Ag Research Station and available for your viewing this summer. Photo and additional information credit: AAS (https://all-americaselections.org/product/begonia-viking-explorer-rose-on-green/ June is designated National Pollinator Month to bring attention to what we can do to support habitat for pollinators. There are a number of programs throughout the month showing how we can help pollinators in our backyards.
Wisconsin Celebrates Pollinator Week, June 20-26, 2022, raising awareness through statewide and local activities and events. By increasing knowledge and adopting pollinator friendly practices, we can improve pollinator health and habitats. National Pollinator Month is an annual event managed by the Pollinator Partnership to help spread the word about what we can do to protect pollinators. Pollinator Week Webinars hosted by UW-Extension/Horticulture. Webinars are free, but registration is required for each one. Webinars will be recorded for later viewing. Click here for more information on each program and links to register. *June 20 - Pollinator Gardens: Plant Selection and Garden Care *June 21 - Join in Community Science with the Wisconsin Wild Bee App *June 22 - Wisconsin’s Busy Bees: Getting to Know the Bees in Your Area *June 23 - 10 Things to Consider for Weed Management When Establishing Pollinator Plantings *June 24 - How Do Pesticides Affect Pollinators and Songbirds in Your Yard |
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