The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers recently announced its 2013 Cut Flower of the Year winners, and Amethyst coral berry (Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii ‘Kordes’) was named as the top cut in the woody plants category. The unique shrub from Proven Winners was noted for “masses of hot pink berries which ripen into the fall.” Evaluation is based on recommendations from cut flower growers and the performance in the ASCFG trials, the only national cut flower evaluations. Plants are evaluated across all zones for hardiness, yield, and stem strength.