All-America Selections Announces First Winners for 2014
All-America Selections (AAS) is pleased to announce the first of the AAS Winners for the 2014 gardening season. One is a Bedding Plant Winner, ‘Sparkle White’ gaura (right) and is bred by Kieft Seed, and one is a vegetable, ‘Mascotte’ bean and bred by Clause Vegetable Seeds.
As is always the case, both of these winners were trialed next to two other similar varieties that are currently on the market. The AAS Judges grew each entry and the comparisons then did a side-by-side analysis of growth habit, taste, disease resistance and more to determine if these were truly better than those already available to home gardeners. Only those flower entries with superior garden performance or the vegetables with superior taste and garden performance are given the AAS stamp of approval.
With this announcement, these varieties become available for immediate sale. Brokers and growers can purchase these varieties immediately. Consumers will find this seed for sale in the coming months as supply becomes available with catalog companies, in seed packets, from mail order companies and various websites. AAS Winners will also be available as young plants in lawn & garden retail stores next spring, in time for the 2014 gardening season.
A complete list of all AAS Winners since 1932 can be found here: www.aaswinners.com/winners/index.cfm
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