Jan 26, 2015

AAS Announces Additional 2015 Winners

All-America Selections (AAS) has chosen seven more 2015 AAS Winners, bringing the grand total of introductions for the 2015 gardening year to 25.

The seven additional winners join the 12 announced last November and six announced last July. The last time AAS had this many winners was in 1939.

Many of the winners announced for 2015 are the first in a class to be granted an AAS award, such as Brussels sprouts, garlic chives, oregano and pak choi.

This group of 2015 AAS Winners are:

• Basil Persian Regional Winner (Heartland, Mountain/Southwest and West/Northwest)
• Beet Avalanche – National Winner
• Broccoli Artwork F1 – National Winner
• Chives, Garlic Geisha – National Winner
• Dianthus Jolt Pink F1 – National Winner
• Oregano Cleopatra – Regional Winner (Northeast and West/Northwest)
• Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour F1 – National Winner

With this announcement, these varieties become available for immediate sale for brokers, growers and retailers.

A complete list of all AAS Winners since 1932 can be found at www.all-americaselections.org.