Applewood Seed Co. Unveils Verbena ‘Sweetheart Kisses’ –
A Stunning All-America Selections and Fleuroselect Recognized Flower 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JANUARY 22, 2024

Applewood Seed Co., an employee-owned company, proudly announces the launch of ‘Sweetheart Kisses’, a remarkable and brand new Verbena cultivar to the domestic and international flower market. It is a 2024 distinguished flower of both the All-America Selections National award and the Fleuroselect Approved Novelty status, marking a first in Applewood Seed’s history. This dual achievement is a prestigious honor, recognizing the variety’s superior qualities and its significant novelty in the ornamental plant market with its vibrant colors and versatile growth capabilities.

An Exciting New Product in the World of Gardening

Verbena tenuisecta ‘Sweetheart Kisses’ is a long-flowering verbena in a stunning new range of colors. The bright blooms of red and rose with a sprinkling of pink and white kiss the landscape wherever it grows. This extraordinary color palette has already made a significant impact across the world through All-America Selections and Fleuroselect trial gardens, providing a picturesque setting wherever planted.

This low maintenance and versatile plant is perfect for a variety of uses, from containers and hanging baskets to groundcover, low edging, or medium plantings. Its uniformly mounding habit and bold, floriferous blooms make it an ideal choice for mass plantings, adding a touch of elegance to any landscape. The foliage is finely textured (tenuisecta means “thinly cut”), giving it a light and airy quality in the landscape and when paired with other plants in containers.

‘Sweetheart Kisses’ is not only about aesthetic appeal; it’s a symbol of strength and endurance. Demonstrating remarkable tolerance to heat, drought, and poor soils, this Verbena flowers within 55 days and continues to bloom from spring into fall, garnering comments on its long-range of floriferous blooms and striking array of colors.

Dazzling Beauty for Gardeners and Growers Alike

Effortless to cultivate and a spectacle to behold, ‘Sweetheart Kisses’ is the go to choice for home gardening enthusiasts. Whether sown directly into the garden soil or started indoors to be transplanted as plugs, this verbena variety offers simplicity in growth and an abundance of visual charm. Its resilience, coupled with its allure for bees and butterflies, makes it an indispensable addition to any garden aiming for both aesthetic beauty and ecological harmony.

For the professional grower, ‘Sweetheart Kisses’ stands out as a highly marketable plant, thanks to its container-friendly growth habit and outstanding characteristics. It promises robust and uniform growth, superb branching, and a visually striking display of flower colors that are sure to captivate any plant lover. The additional benefit of its plant features, which complement a variety of garden designs, makes it an appealing option for commercial cultivation and sale.

All-America Selections, a trusted non-profit for plant evaluations, has distinguished ‘Sweetheart Kisses’ for its exemplary performance across various North American landscapes. This honor is complemented by the Fleuroselect Approved Novelty status, awarded by the European organization that recognizes new varieties for their innovation and uniformity.

About Applewood Seed Company

Founded by Gene and Dee Milstein in 1965, Applewood Seed Co. has grown from humble beginnings to the nation’s leading supplier of flower seeds. With a rich history of collecting wildflower seeds in the Colorado mountains, Applewood Seed Co. has evolved into a company with research and development gardens, an extensive network of seed growers, and a state-of-the-art seed testing laboratory. Serving a diverse range of customers including professional growers, seed companies, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, landscapers, government agencies, and more, Applewood Seed Co. remains committed to delivering high-quality, open-pollinated seeds for a wide range of geographic regions and special applications.

For more information about ‘Sweetheart Kisses’ and other products from Applewood Seed Co., contact them at (303) 431-7333 or sales@applewoodseed.com. You can also visit www.applewoodseed.com and connect on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.