All-America Selections announces the first vegetatively propagated AAS winners

After more than eighty years of trialing only seed-propagated varieties, All-America Selections (AAS) began trialing vegetatively propagated varieties early this year. With the 2014 trial season now completed, AAS has granted AAS Winner status to two impatiens that performed exceptionally well in the AAS container trials for vegetatively propagated annuals.

• Impatiens SunPatiens Spreading Shell Pink
• Impatiens Bounce Pink Flame PPAF ‘Balboufink’

• Pepper Hot Sunset F1 (Southeast, Heartland and Great Lakes)
• Tomato Chef’s Choice Pink F1 (Southeast and Great Lakes)

• Basil Dolce Fresca
• Pepper Emerald Fire F1
• Pepper Flaming Flare F1
• Pepper Pretty N Sweet F1
• Squash Bossa Nova F1
• Squash Butterscotch F1
• Petunia Trilogy Red F1
• Salvia Summer Jewel White

“The AAS Judges, Board of Directors and staff are extremely excited to enter this new phase where we are now representing a wider cross section of the horticulture industry. This ushers in a whole new facet of our national trialing program.” states AAS President Ron Cramer.
 
With this announcement, these varieties become available for immediate sale. You will find these Winners for sale in the coming months as supply becomes available from suppliers. AAS Winners will also be available as young plants in lawn and garden retail stores next spring, in time for the 2015 gardening season.
 
A complete list of trial grounds and judges can be found here.
 
A complete list of all AAS Winners since 1932 can be found here. Note that the AAS Winners are now sortable by Flowers from Seed, Flowers from Cuttings and Vegetables.