Voting Is Open for Greenhouse Grower’s 2023 Readers' Choice Award!

It's time for you, our readers, to decide which variety is chosen as the best new introduction in 2023. Breeders have entered their best new varieties for you to decide which one is worthy of the Readers’ Choice Award. This year, there are four entries in the Finalist round, so be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to learn about all your choices prior to voting.

Voting ends June 28 for the Finalist round, so cast your vote today!

Only one voting ballot per person allowed.

We’ll announce the overall Readers’ Choice Award winner during Greenhouse Grower's Evening of Excellence reception, held Monday, July 17 at Cultivate'23 in Columbus, OH.

Voting Rules and Conditions

Scroll all the way to the bottom of this page to view photos and descriptions of the eight Annual contenders for the Readers' Choice Award.

Choose ONE variety from the Finalists. Please note: You will find the voting form below the entries at the bottom of the page.

Petunia ‘Amazonas Plum Cockatoo’ (Danziger)

Petunia ‘Amazonas Plum Cockatoo’ (Danziger)

Color: Green and purple bicolor
Uses: Gallon patio pot, hanging basket, combinations, landscape
Plant Habit: Compact
Crop Time: Will bloom in time for spring shipping in any market
Type: Annual

Danziger’s new for 2024 variety Amazonas Plum Cockatoo is inspired by the Amazon rainforest. The bloom’s unique color pattern and green ruffled edges are a breathtaking contrast between the lush green of the jungle and the vivid colors of its many inhabitants. Amazonas Plum Cockatoo will blend beautifully with foliage to create a natural-looking garden and adds an interesting element to combinations. This series has shown exceptional tolerance to rain and wind as well as strong performance in the heat of summer. 

Erysimum Erysistible Series (Syngenta Flowers)

Erysimum Erysistible Series (Syngenta Flowers)
Color: Bronze Rose, Magenta, Tricolor, Yellow, Yellow Pink
Uses: Containers, landscapes, combinations
Plant Habit: Upright
Crop Time: Early Spring
Type: Perennials

Erysistible is the first Zone 5 hardy Erysimum available in novelty colors. Its medium-vigor controlled habit works well across all key container sizes. This first-year flowering perennial is ideal for early spring programs and works well in landscape settings and combinations. 

Tomato ‘Love Sunrise’ (Burpee)

Tomato 'Love Sunrise' (Burpee)
Color: Yellow Bicolor
Plant Habit: Indeterminate
Crop Time: 85 days to harvest
Type: Best of the Rest

‘Love Sunrise’ produces beautiful, flaming yellow bicolor oxheart beefsteak tomatoes. The plant is indeterminate for a plentiful harvest, and everyone will fall in love with its great-tasting, heart-shaped fruit. The juicy 10 oz. beefsteak will impress your guests, and the sunrise colors of red-orange-yellow is a feast for the eyes as well as the palate. Tomatoes ripen in approximately 85 days. Plants also have an excellent disease resistance package for even better home gardener success, so they come back for more, year after year.

Potted Dianthus Capitán Series (Selecta One North America)

Potted Dianthus Capitán Series (Selecta One North America)
Color: Assorted pink and purple bicolors
Uses: Fragrant potted indoor or outdoor containers
Plant Habit: Upright
Crop Time: Pots/quarts: 1ppp 12-14 weeks; Gallons: 1 to 2ppp 14-16 weeks (varies seasonally); 10- to 12-in. tubs/baskets: 3 to 5ppp 18-20 weeks (varies seasonally)
Type: Best of the Rest

This potted dianthus has extra-large vigor that can be sold for a premium price. The attractive series is filled with novelty colors of pink-and-purple bicolor blooms, and shoppers will love its rich fragrance. It’s sure to enhance their indoor spaces or outdoor patios. The flowers of Capitán grow upright and can even be used in a home cutting garden. Plants also have durability through the cold-chain shipping processes in retail settings for extra ease from production to sell-thru. Expect smooth sailing with the Dianthus Capitán Series from Selecta One.

More About the Medal of Excellence Awards

In Greenhouse Grower’s Medal of Excellence Awards tradition, three awards are presented for breeding:

The Readers’ Choice Award is voted on online by our readers. Breeders submit their top plants for consideration for this award.

The Industry’s Choice Award is selected by a panel of industry members who attend California Spring Trials and see introductions in person.

The Editor’s Choice Award is chosen by Greenhouse Grower Managing Editor Julie Hullett.

See Greenhouse Grower's Medal Of Excellence Award Winners for 2022.

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