New Flowering Plants for Gardeners to Try

If you are a gardener, you probably have some favorite plants that you grow year after year. But you might also like to try new plants sometimes.

如果您是一名园丁，您可能年复一年地种植一些最喜欢的植物。 但有时您可能也想尝试新植物。

Gardening expert Jessica Damiano recently reported for the Associated Press about one way to find new plants that might appeal to growers.

园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺最近为美联社报道了一种寻找可能吸引种植者的新植物的方法。

Each year, the independent, nonprofit organization All-America Selections (AAS) enlists more than 80 horticultural professionals from around the United States and Canada to serve as plant-trial judges.

每年，独立的非营利组织全美选拔赛 (AAS) 都会招募来自美国和加拿大各地的 80 多名园艺专业人士担任植物审判评委。

Today, we share newly developed flowering plants meant to improve the appearance of your garden.

今天，我们分享新开发的开花植物，旨在改善花园的外观。

Plants for a beautiful garden Celosia Flamma Pink is an upright flowering plant.

美丽花园的植物 鸡冠花粉红是一种直立开花植物。

This pink variety is the latest introduction in the Flamma Celosia series.

这种粉色品种是 Flamma Celosia 系列的最新推出。

It is a small, easy-to-grow celosia noted for strong blooming and vibrant, long-lasting flowers. Judges praised its good performance even in hot and humid weather.

它是一种小型、易于种植的鸡冠花，以开花旺盛、充满活力、持久的花朵而闻名。 评委们称赞其即使在炎热潮湿的天气下也能表现出色。

It also lasts a long time in a container after it is cut. The plant is bred by Clover Seed Company. Vinca Sphere Polkadot is a flat wide-petaled flower.

切割后，它还能在容器中保存很长时间。 该植物由三叶草种子公司培育。 长春花球 Polkadot 是一种扁平的宽花瓣花。

Judges called this vinca variety resilient and beautiful.

评委们称这种长春花品种富有弹性且美丽。

With a naturally tightly grouped, rounded appearance, the plant blooms throughout the summer. It grows well in hot, dry conditions and has good disease resistance and durability against heavy rain and storms. It is bred by Miyoshi & Co. Zinnia Crestar Mix combines “the best” crested zinnias in one seed pack.

该植物具有自然紧密分组、圆形的外观，整个夏天都开花。 它在炎热、干燥的条件下生长良好，具有良好的抗病性和抵御大雨和暴风雨的耐久性。 由 Miyoshi & Co. 培育。 Zinnia Crestar Mix 将“最好的”凤头百日草混合在一个种子包中。

The pink, orange, red, white, peach and yellow flower blends well for mass plantings and succession sowing. Succession sowing means growing several plants that bloom in different seasons in your garden. Zinnia Crestar Mix can also provide a continuous supply of cut flowers during summer. The sun-loving plants also tolerated heat and humidity well in the trials. It is bred by Takii Europe. Dahlia Black Forest Ruby has ruby-red flowers that show up nicely against dark-colored leaves.

粉红色、橙色、红色、白色、桃色和黄色的花朵非常适合大量种植和连续播种。 连续播种意味着在您的花园中种植几种在不同季节开花的植物。 Zinnia Crestar Mix 还可以在夏季提供持续的切花供应。 在试验中，喜阳光的植物也能很好地耐受高温和潮湿。 它是由 Takii Europe 培育的。 大丽花黑森林红宝石具有宝石红色的花朵，在深色叶子的衬托下显得非常漂亮。

The disease-resistant plant impressed judges with its overall durability. It was bred by Takii Europe B.V. Dianthus Interspecific Capitán Magnifica is a new dianthus plant.

这种抗病植物的整体耐久性给评委留下了深刻的印象。 它是由 Takii Europe B.V. 培育的。 Dianthus Interspecies Capitán Magnifica 是一种新的石竹植物。

It thrived through the test gardens’ summer heat. Its pink flowers, that grow on long stems, can be used as cut flowers. Cutting the plants back after their first bloom can result in strong new growth and better flower production. This dianthus was bred by Selecta One. Marigold Mango Tango is a marigold that has two-colored blooms: yellow and red.

它在测试花园的夏季炎热中茁壮成长。 它的粉红色花朵长在长茎上，可用作切花。 在第一次开花后修剪植物可以导致新的生长旺盛和更好的花卉产量。 这种石竹是由 Selecta One 培育的。 万寿菊芒果探戈是一种有两种颜色花朵的万寿菊：黄色和红色。

The small, strong plants provide nonstop color over an extended season. The variety was honored by European judges. It can be used for plantings in garden borders and in containers. Ernst Benary of America bred this variety. Nasturtium Baby Gold, Nasturtium Baby Red, and Nasturtium Baby Yellow were also praised by European judges.

这些小而坚固的植物在漫长的季节里提供不间断的色彩。 该品种获得了欧洲评委的认可。 它可用于花园边界和容器中的种植。 美国的恩斯特·贝纳里 (Ernst Benary) 培育了该品种。 旱金莲婴儿金、旱金莲婴儿红和旱金莲婴儿黄也受到了欧洲评委的好评。

These new, small nasturtiums produce golden-yellow, rich red and soft yellow flowers that look pleasing next to their dark-green leaves.

这些新的小旱金莲会开出金黄色、浓郁的红色和柔和的黄色花朵，在深绿色的叶子旁边看起来令人赏心悦目。

The judges praised their uniformly small appearance. Takii Europe BV bred these flowers. Petunia Dekko Maxx Pink is easy to grow and grows quickly.

评委们对他们一致的小外表表示赞赏。 Takii Europe BV 培育了这些花。 矮牵牛Dekko Maxx Pink很容易生长并且生长很快。

These spreading, flat blooms excited the judges during summer trials.

这些蔓延、扁平的花朵在夏季试验期间让评委们兴奋不已。

Flowers covered the plants throughout the season and held up well against heavy rain and bad weather. It was bred by Syngenta Flowers. Petunia Shake Raspberry F1 has been compared to “a blended raspberry milkshake swirled with lemon-lime green sorbet on a superior-performing petunia.” This flower resisted heat and provided colorful blooms all season.

整个季节，花朵都覆盖着植物，并能很好地抵御大雨和恶劣天气。 它是由先正达花卉公司培育的。 Petunia Shake Raspberry F1 被比作“在性能优越的矮牵牛上混合柠檬青柠冰糕的覆盆子奶昔”。这种花耐热并在整个季节提供色彩缤纷的花朵。

It was bred by Hem Genetics BV. Snapdragon DoubleShot Yellow Red Heart F1 smells like sweet candy.

它是由 Hem Genetics BV 培育的。 Snapdragon DoubleShot Yellow Red Heart F1闻起来像甜甜的糖果。

It bloomed earlier than similar varieties in the trials. Trial judges noted its healthy, strong growth, long-lasting flowers, and good heat tolerance. Hem Genetics also bred this variety. And finally, Zinnia Zydeco Fire is a disease-resistant zinnia variety that is fiery orange colored with strong stems.

在试验中它比同类品种开花早。 评委们评价其健康、生长旺盛、花期长、耐热性好。 Hem Genetics 也培育了这个品种。 最后，Zinnia Zydeco Fire 是一种抗病百日草品种，呈火红色，茎粗壮。

Judges found its flowers to be larger and more resilient than those of similar plants. Syngenta Flowers bred this variety as well. We hope this list provides you with ideas for your garden planting wherever you are.

评委们发现它的花朵比类似植物的花朵更大、更有弹性。 先正达花卉公司也培育了这个品种。 我们希望这份清单能为您提供无论您身在何处的花园种植的想法。

The Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano wrote this report.

美联社园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺撰写了这份报告。

Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. ____________________________________________________ gardener –n. a person who grows plants for food or beauty enlist –v. to use in a certain way horticulture –n. the science of growing garden plants variety –n. a particular kind of thing that belongs to a larger group of similar things bloom –v. to produce flowers vibrant –adj. bright in color and healthy in appearance breed –v. to cause a plant to reproduce in a controlled way so that the offspring have desired qualities petal –n. the colorful, round, flat part of a flower resilient –adj. able to recover from bad conditions or treatment durability –n. the ability to last and to not be damaged from use tolerate –v. to be able to withstand something humidity –n. the amount of water gas that is in the air, usually measured as a percentage thrive –v. to reproduce, develop and to be in good health stem –n. the long parts of a plant that hold up flowers uniform –adj. similar in appearance

Caty Weaver 将其改编为美国之音英语学习频道。 ____________________________________________________ 园丁-n.为了食物或美容而种植植物的人 入伍-v.以某种方式使用 园艺 –n.园林植物种植科学 品种 –n.属于一大类相似事物的特定种类的事物 布卢姆-v.生产鲜花 充满活力 – adj.色泽鲜艳，外观健康 品种-v.使植物以受控方式繁殖，使后代具有所需的品质 花瓣-n.花的彩色、圆形、扁平部分 有弹性的-adj.能够从不良状况或治疗中恢复 耐久性 –n.持久且不会因使用而损坏的能力 容忍-v.能够承受某事 湿度 –n.空气中水煤气的含量，通常以百分比测量 蓬勃发展-v.繁殖、发育和健康 词干 –n.植物中支撑花朵的长部分 制服——形容词。外观相似