VARIETY INFORMATION FLEUROSELECT Gold Medal Winners www.fleuroselect.com Rudbeckia 'Goldblitz' PanAmerican Seed This newcomer is a first-year-flowering solution for growers unable to reliably finish Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' under their natural growing conditions. 'Goldblitz' plugs do not require special treatment during production. The rudbeckia flowers approximately 14 to 21 days earlier, is more uniformly grown in its first year and has an excellent garden performance. Helianthus 'Lemon Cutie' SeedSense Growers will love this Helianthus annuus, a naturally compact variety that is easy to produce without growth regulators. The well-branched plants with multiple, semi-double, lemoncolored heads will be a showstopper on the benches, and consumers will marvel over this non-traditional sunflower with unique plant habit and flower shape. Helenium 'HayDay Golden Bicolor' Syngenta Flowers 'HayDay Golden Bicolor' is the first Helenium autumnale from cuttings that is genetically suited for pot production. The dense branching results in loads of flowers that attract pollinators and wildlife. The brightly colored golden-yellow blooms with red undersides flower from summer through autumn until the first frost. Verbena 'Vanity' Van Hemert & Co. Thanks to its shorter stems, this Verbena bonariensis is clearly more compact than existing varieties. The tight flower clusters have a more intense purple-blue color and bloom from mid-summer until autumn frost. 'Vanity' offers a long flowering season, attracts bees and butterflies, and spreads a subtle fragrance in the early morning and evening. It's also an AAS national winner (page 24). 28 OCTOBER 2022 GPNMAG.COMhttp://www.fleuroselect.com http://www.GPNMAG.COM