Eleven New Varieties Designated AAS Winners

All-America Selections, the 85-year-old non-profit plant trialing organization, announces eleven new AAS Winners. Each of the following varieties was trialed throughout North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges who grew them next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class.

This group of additional AAS Winners for the 2018 garden season includes:

• Canna ‘South Pacific Orange’ F1 (National) — Takii & Co., Ltd.
• Cuphea ‘FloriGlory Diana’ (National) — Westhoff
• Gypsophila ‘Gypsy White Improved’ (National) — Sakata Seed
• Marigold ‘Super Hero Spry’ (National) — Ernst Benary
• Pak Choi ‘Asian Delight’ F1 (National) — Seed Solutions of America
• Pepper cayenne ‘Red Ember’ F1 (National) — Johnny’s Selected Seeds
• Pepper habanero ‘Roulette’ F1 (National) — Monsanto/Seminis Home Garden
• Pepper ‘Hungarian Mexican Sunset’ (Regional) — Seeds By Design Inc.
• Tomato ‘Chef’s Choice Red’ (Regional) — Seeds By Design Inc.
• Tomato ‘Valentine’ F1 (National) — Johnny’s Selected Seeds
• Zinnia ‘Queeny Lime Orange’ (National) — Hugo Dittmar

Previously announced 2018 AAS Winners from July are featured on the AAS website at http://all-americaselections.org and are readily available for purchase:

• Corn, sweet American Dream (National)
• Ornamental Pepper Onyx Red (National)
• Tomato, cocktail Red Racer F1 (National)

These AAS winners are available for ordering seed for the 2018 garden season. Retailers and consumers will find these AAS Winners for sale as supply becomes available through the distribution chain. Garden communicators are free to begin writing about these varieties now. Each AAS Winner will be marketed through an extensive social media and public relations campaign.

• A list of AAS trial judges can be found here.
• A list of all current AAS Display gardens can be found here.
• PowerPoint presentations are available on SlideShare or on the AAS website.
• Bench cards and variety markers can be downloaded from the AAS website.