Every year, AAS trials new, never before sold varieties in 40+ trial sites all over North America. Only the best garden performers are named AAS Winners.
2. Bean, Pole Seychelles
2017 Edible Winner
• Uniform stringless
beans
• Excellent flavor
• High yields
• Early to produce
3. Celosia Asian Garden
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Early to bloom
• Bushy habit,
great branching
• Sturdy stems
support
numerous
blooms
• Bright pink color
• Pollinator
magnet
• 31-40” tall
4. Dianthus Supra Pink
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Easy-to-grow
• Interspecific
• Unique mottled
pink colored
blooms
• Compact, busy
plant with prolific
flowers that
blooms for three
seasons
• No deadheading
needed
5. Fennel Antares F1
2017 Edible Winner
• First fennel
Winner for AAS!
• Multiple uses:
edible bulb,
ornamental
fronds, seed
producer,
pollinator favorite
• Uniform, pure
white bulbs
• Much improved,
almost sweet
flavor
• 7-10 days slower
to bolt
6. Geranium Calliope® Medium Dark Red
2017 Ornamental Vegetative Winner
• Velvety, deep red
flower color
• Zonal type
flowers and
leaves
• Mounded, semi-
spreading habit
• Loaded with
blossoms
• Works great in
containers and
hanging baskets
as well as
landscapes
7. Okra Candle Fire F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Unique round
pods.
• Can be used as
an ornamental.
• Easy to grow.
• Crispy and
slightly sweet in
salads,
• Soft, tender
when boiled.
• Fruit size: 4-5”
long
8. Pea Patio Pride
2017 Edible Winner
• Compact form
good for
container
gardens & small
spaces
• Sweet, tender,
uniform pods
• Early to mature
(40 days)
9. Penstemon barbatus Twizzle Purple F1
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Vibrant purple
blooms, unique
color
• First-year
flowering
perennial
• Upright plant
habit
• Excellent
flowering
performance
• North American
native
• Pollinator-friendly
10. Pepper Aji Rico F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Unique baccatum
pepper
• Early to mature
• High yield
• Great taste, notes of
citrus
• Slight heat
• Great fresh or dried
for paprika
11. Pepper Chili Pie F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Mini bell pepper
• Slightly hot
• Compact
• Easy-to-grow
• High yield
• Works well in
containers
12. Pepper Sweetie Pie
2017 Edible Winner
• Small mini-bell
peppers
• Sweet taste
• Easy-to-grow
• Thick walled
13. Pepper Mad Hatter F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Unique, exotic
pepper
• South American
native
• Novel three-sided
shape
• Deliciously sweet
taste with notes
of citrus and floral
• Vigorous, robust
plants
• Easy to grow
14. Petunia Evening Scentsation
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Great fragrance,
stronger in the
evening
• Stunning color
• Nice, mounding habit
• Medium sized
multiflora type petunia
15. Squash Sugaretti F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Beautiful striped
fruits
• Spaghetti-type
• Prolific producer
• Short semi-bushy
vines
• Good disease
resistance
16. Squash, Winter Honey Baby
2017 Edible Winner
• Very productive,
compact plant with
shorter vines (2-
3’)
• Semi-bush habit
• Powdery mildew
resistant
• Sweet, nutty,
meaty flesh
• Steam, bake or
use in soups and
stews
• 8-9 fruits per plant
17. Tomato Chef’s Choice Yellow F1
2017 Edible Winner
• 4th in series of
Chef’s Choice
tomatoes
• Large meaty
fruits
• Sweet citrusy
flavor, low acidity
• 9-10 ounce fruits
• Disease resistant
• 5’ indeterminate
vines
18. Tomato Midnight Snack
2017 Edible Winner
• Great tasting indigo
type tomato
• Indeterminate,
produces all season-
long
• Matures early
19. Tomato Patio Choice Yellow F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Compact
determinate
tomato
specifically for
small spaces and
container
gardens
• Large yields
• Bright yellow
cherry tomatoes
• Over 100 fruits
per plant!
20. Verbena EnduraScape™ Pink Bicolor
2017 Ornamental Vegetative Winner
• Tough as nails
verbena
• Tolerates drought
and heat
• Also survives
temps down to
low teens
• Long blooming
• Unique bicolor
blooms
• Vigorous plants
21. Vinca MegaBloom Orchid Halo F1
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Exciting new series
of vinca
• Withstands heat and
humidity without
disease
• Bright, rich purple
blooms with white
eye
• Striking landscape
display
• Early to bloom,
uniform and compact
in the greenhouse
22. Vinca MegaBloom Pink Halo F1
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Exciting new series
of vinca
• Withstands heat and
humidity without
disease
• Huge soft pink
blooms with white
eye
• Striking landscape
display
• Early to bloom,
uniform and compact
in the greenhouse
23. Watermelon Gold in Gold F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Unique rind color
• Golden yellow flesh
• Crisp texture
• Very sweet
• Early producer
• High yield
24. Watermelon Mini Love F1
2017 Edible Winner
• Asian watermelon
well adapted for
small gardens &
patio.
• Good choice for
culinary
gardeners.
• Sweet refreshing
taste, few seeds
• 7-9 pound
melons
• 3’ vines with up to
6 fruits per plant
25. Zinnia Profusion Red
2017 Ornamental Seed Winner
• Fourth color in single
flowered Profusion
series to win AAS
award
• Compact form
• Diseases resistant
• Continuous blooms all
season long
• Perfect, deep red
flower color does not
fade
• Pollinator-friendly
• Uniform plants,
outstanding
greenhouse
performance