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All-America Selections 2011 Winners. Pepper ‘Orange Blaze’ AAS Vegetable Winner. Pepper ‘Orange Blaze’. Genus species: Capsicum annuum Common name: Pepper Unique qualities: Earlier maturing orange pepper, very sweet, disease resistance Fruit size: 3 to 4 inches Fruit color : Orange
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Pepper ‘Orange Blaze’ • Genus species: Capsicum annuum • Common name: Pepper • Unique qualities: Earlier maturing orange pepper, very sweet, disease resistance • Fruit size: 3 to 4 inches • Fruit color: Orange • Plant height: 24 inches • Plant spread: 18-24 inches • Garden location: Full sun • Length of time from sowing seed to harvest: 100 days • Closest comparisons on market: ‘Gourmet’ and ‘Gypsy’
Gaillardia ‘Arizona Apricot’ • Genus species: Gailardia x grandiflora • Common name: Blanket flower • Unique qualities: Earlier flowering, unique apricot color for this class • Flower size: 3 to 3.5 inches • Flower form: Daisy-like single flower • Flower color: Apricot • Foliage color: Bright green • Plant height: 12 inches • Plant spread: 12 inches • Garden location: Full sun • Length of time from sowing seed to flower: 90 days • Closest comparisons on market: ‘Granada’ and ‘Golden Goblin’
Salvia ‘Summer Jewel Red’ • Genus species: Salvia coccinea • Common name: Hummingbird sage, Scarlet sage, Texas sage • Unique qualities: More compact and earlier to flower • Flower color: Bright red • Foliage color: Dark green • Flower form: Spike • Flower size: ½ inch • Plant height: 20 inches Width: 16 inches • Plant type: Dwarf, branching • Garden location: Full sun • Garden spacing: 10 to 12 inches apart • Days from sowing seed to flower: 50 days • Closest comparison: ‘Lady in Red’
Kale ‘Glamour Red’ F1 • Genus species: Brassica oleracea • Common name: Ornamental kale • Unique qualities: Non-waxy shiny leaves, brighter color tone • Flower size: Head size is 10 to 12 inches • Flower form: Fringed leaf type • Flower color: Purple Foliage color: Green • Plant height: 12 inches Width: 14 inches • Garden location: Full sun • Garden spacing: 12 inches apart • Days from sowing seed to flower: 90 days to first color. • Closest comparisons: ‘Kamome Red’ and ‘Nagoya Red’
Viola ‘Shangri-La Marina’ F1 • Genus species: Viola cornuta • Common name: Viola • Unique qualities: Early flowering, new color • Flower color: Light blue with baby face • Flower size: 1.25 inches • Flower form: Single flower • Foliage color: Green • Plant type: Low growing, mounding habit • Plant height: 6 inches Width: 12 inches • Garden location: Full sun • Garden spacing: 8 inches apart • Days from sowing seed to flower: 70 days • Closest comparison on market: ‘Four Seasons Cooler Improved’
Pumpkin ‘Hijinks’ F1 • Genus species: Cucurbita pepo • Unique qualities: Uniform shape and size, easy harvest, excellent stem attachment • Fruit size: 5.6 inches long with 7.4 inch diameter; weight of 6 to 7 pounds • Fruit color: Deep orange • Plant type: Typical long vines • Plant height: 2 feet Width: up to 15 feet • Garden location: Full sun • Garden spacing: Allow 10 feet between rows of plants, space 2-3 feet apart in row • Disease tolerances: Powdery mildew • Length of time to harvest: 100 days from sowing seed, 85 days from transplant • Closest comparisons on market: ‘Orange Smoothie’ and ‘Hybrid Pam’
Tomato ‘Lizzano’ F1 • Genus species: Solanum lycopersicum • Unique qualities: First Late Blight tolerant cherry fruited semi-determinate variety on the market • Fruit size: 0.4 ounces Color: Red • Plant type: Semi-determinate small cherry, compact bush, trailing habit • Plant height: 16 to 20 inches • Plant width: 20 inches • Garden location: Full sun • Garden spacing: 20 inches apart • Disease tolerances: Late Blight tolerant • Days to harvest: 63 days from transplant • Closest comparisons: ‘Tumbler’ and ‘Tumbling Tom Red’
Tomato ‘Terenzo’ F1 • Genus species: Solanum lycopersicum • Unique qualities: Tidy trailing plant, easy-to-grow, little maintenance • Fruit size: 0.67 ounces Color: Red • Plant type: Determinate cherry, Trailing habit • Plant height: 16 to 20 inches • Plant width: 20 inches • Garden location: Full sun • Garden spacing: 20 inches apart • Length of time to harvest: 56 days from transplant • Closest comparisons on market: ‘Tumbler’ and ‘Tumbling Tom Red’