20th Ave Old Major
The variety ADS judges keep reaching for year after year.
Also known as: 20th Avenue Old Major
Walk through a late-summer garden and 20th Ave Old Major commands the eye, perfect spheres of violet-to-lavender petals packed row upon row without a gap, never blowing open, never going green. Rich Gibson bred this Maryland variety to deliver show-stopping symmetry from plant to vase, and it earned both the ADS Derrill W. Hart and Lynn B. Dudley medals to prove it. Grow it once and it becomes the variety you reach for every season.
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Physical
- Form
- Ball
- Bloom class
- BB4–6"
- Bloom size
- 4–5"(10.2–12.7 cm)
- Plant height
- 54–60"
Color
- Color
- Lavender
- Pattern
- Solid
- Tags
- lavendervioletpurple
Growing context
- Flowering season
- All season
- Cut flower
- ✓ Yes
- Exhibition
- ✓ Yes
Provenance
- 2022
- United States
- Breeder
- Rich Gibson
Awards & Recognition
- ★ADS Lynn B. Dudley Medal
- ★ADS Derrill W. Hart Medal
How to Grow It
Give your plant generous support early, as this variety pushes tall and puts out heavy stems all season. Disbud to one or two blooms per stem for exhibition-quality results. Pinch after your first set of leaves to encourage branching, and you will be rewarded with a steady harvest from midsummer right through the first frost. This variety performs consistently across a wide range of climates.