THE DUCKS—LITTLE & LARGE The American/African F1 Marigold Revolution

“How Shipwrecked Ducks became Beautiful Marigold Varieties” Once upon a time, during a Winter Storm, a large ship, sailing from Hong Kong to America lost several containers over board. Inside one of these containers were 28,000 bath ducks. No one would have guessed that these ducks would still be floating around the World’s oceans 25 years later...

The Top 5 AmeriSeed Flowers to sow this Spring for Beautiful Summer Long Blooms.

Finally, the days are getting longer and warmer. Spring is here. Now is the time to sow The AmeriSeed Marigolds, Vinca, Zinnia and Petunia seeds Here are our top 5 AmeriSeed picks for flowers this Spring: 1.African/American Marigolds – “Little Ducks Orange F1” A naturally dwarf variety with huge, orange flowers. Little Duck Orange is genetically compact, Flowers...

The Best New Annual Flowers For 2019 – Penn State Flower Trials

Zinnia Holi (Elegance) Scarlet blooms in an orange-scarlet shade. Zinnia Holi (Experimental name ‘Elegance’) and Marigold Big Duck series ranked the best annual flowers of 2019, Penn State flower trials, Penn State University. During last summer, Zinnia Holi (Elegance) Scarlet has proved the most liked by experts among the hundreds of new annual plants trailed in...

The AmeriSeed 2019 AAS winners

All-America Selections is the oldest independent testing organisation for flower varieties in North America and is recognised worldwide for rigorous testing procedures. AAS winners offer professional and amateur gardens reliable, new flower varieties that have proven superior garden performance in trial grounds across North America. When you buy an AAS winner you know that it has been...

Hotunia ‘Radiance’ is the first F1 Trailing Petunia

Hotunia ‘Radiance’ is the first F1 Trailing Petunia to be bred and produced under Tropical, Hot & Humid conditions. A Heat Lover with good disease tolerance. Hotunia ‘Radiance’ has a mounding plant habit with large flowers. Available in 11 colors and 1 Mix. Hotunia Radiance The best choice for landscape

Tagetes erecta – Little Ducks

Tagetes erecta - Little Ducks The most compact, natural dwarf Marigolds available today. Tidy plants with outstanding, fully double bright flowers. Flowers sit on top of dark green foliage. Plants are highly uniform with strong peduncles enabling easy transportation. “Little Ducks” have tube shaped, tightly clustered petals and are suitable for pots, beds and mass plantings. Extremely heat...

“African Marigold Bali Yellow, the professionals #1 choice at the Cotswold Wildlife Park”

Following the European trials by Fleuroselect to celebrate '2018, Year of the Marigold', both consumers and experts have cast their vote. A similar marigold trial was set up at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, a very popular destination for family day trips in the South of England. A panel of seven professionals visited the marigold display...

AAS-All American selection winner

QUACK QUACK! There’s a new Marigold on the pondMarigold Big Duck Gold was crowned a 2019 AAS winner.The First Marigold F1 Winner for 8 years. “Marigold-Big Duck” Gold Bred byAmeriSeed under Tropical High Heat and Humidity in Thailand.Comments from AAS Judges :- “In the garden, this entry outshow all three of its competitors and I feel...