WEST CHICAGO, Ill. – Kieft Seed has announced acceptance of a 2014 All-America Selections Award for Gaura ‘Sparkle White’, a beautiful and elegant “thriller” for mixed containers and garden landscapes. Chosen for its long flowering time and impressive stature, ‘Sparkle White’ thrilled judges in trials nationwide.
‘Sparkle White’ is a durable, heat and drought tolerant variety that has a carefree lifecycle – not prone to insects or disease. In addition to its excellent garden performance, ‘Sparkle White’ beats other seed gaura by 2 to 3 weeks, competitive to vegetative in terms of crop time.
“Winning an All-America Selections award for ‘Sparkle White’ is very satisfying, as AAS is a trusted and established testing organization in North America,” says Mary O’Connor, Global Product Manager for Kieft Seed. “Consumers will enjoy adding ‘Sparkle White’ to their home garden designs, and growers will enjoy the ease of producing this winner.”
As a 2014 AAS winner, seed for Gaura ‘Sparkle White’ is available now for immediate sale. For further plant information and culture details, visit www.kieftseed.com.
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