First five AAS Winners revealed for 2025
All-America Selections (AAS) has announced five new AAS Winners available for the 2025 gardening season.
All AAS Winners are trialed throughout North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges who grow new, never-before-sold entries next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class. Only those entries that have superior garden performance, better than the comparisons, are granted the AAS award designation.
The newest AAS Winners for 2025 are:
- Dianthus ‘Capitan Magnifica’ — National Winner
- Nasturtium ‘Baby Gold’ — Regional Series Winner
- Nasturtium ‘Baby Yellow’ — Regional Series Winner
- Nasturtium ‘Baby Red’ — Regional Series Winner
- Zinnia ‘Zydeco Fire’ — National Winner
Each of the newest AAS Winners will soon be featured in custom videos on their individual AAS Winner web page and on the AAS YouTube channel.
All AAS Winners are marketed through social media, public relations and trade shows, and are grown in AAS Display and Introduction Gardens across North America. In addition, a variety of marketing pieces and resources for anyone in the industry to use, such as PowerPoint Presentations on SlideShare or on the AAS website and AAS Bench cards and Variety Markers
Dianthus Interspecific ‘Capitán Magnifica’
AAS Non-Seed Ornamental Winner
National Winner
A magnificent captain for your customers’ garden! AAS Judges were impressed with this new dianthus as it continued blooming and growing even through summer’s heat. One quick shearing after blooming and it bounced back with a profusion of beautiful pink blooms that sport a consistent, light pink edging. New interspecific breeding gives this beauty more heat tolerance than traditional dianthus varieties, which also have stems long enough to use as cut flowers. Bonus, the more flower stems cut for indoor enjoyment, the more blooms this Capitan puts forth.
Tropaeolum minus Baby Gold
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
Regional Series Winner: Heartland, Northeast, Mtn/Southwest
A new color in the popular Baby series of nasturtiums. The Baby series is known for being a petite-flowered, mounding variety with healthy, dark foliage ideal for containers and small space gardens. AAS’s expert judges praised the uniformly compact plants that produced intense gold-colored flowers that did not fade. Their compact habit means less “flower flopping” with their blooms remaining upright throughout the season. The golden yellow color is contrasts beautifully with the dark-green foliage. Bonus: both the leaves and flowers are edible!
Tropaeolum minus Baby Yellow
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
Regional Series Winner: Heartland, Northeast, Mtn/Southwest
If you love Baby Rose, then Baby Yellow should also be considered. The Baby series is known for being a floriferous, petite, mounding variety with healthy, dark foliage ideal for containers and small space gardens. AAS’s judges praised the uniformly compact plants that produced soft yellow flowers. Their compact habit means less “flower flopping” with their blooms remaining upright throughout the season. The soft yellow color provides a nice contrast against the dark-green foliage. Bonus: both the leaves and flowers are edible!
Tropaeolum minus Baby Red
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
Regional Series Winner: Heartland, Northeast, Mtn/Southwest
If you love Baby Rose, then her sister Baby Red is another great addition! The Baby series is known for being a floriferous, petite, mounding variety with healthy, dark foliage ideal for containers and small space gardens. AAS’s judges praised the uniformly compact plants that produced rich, red flowers. Their compact habit means less “flower flopping” with their blooms remaining upright throughout the season. The red blooms provide a nice contrast against the dark-green foliage. Bonus: both the leaves and flowers are edible!
Zinnia ‘Zydeco Fire’
AAS Seed Ornamental Winner
National Winner
Inspired by the lively, foot-stomping music of southwest Louisiana, this zinnia bursts with sunshine-bright, fully double flowers that are noticeably larger than the comparisons. Picture a kaleidoscope of fiery orange blooms, swaying on sturdy stems all summer long, right up until the first frost. Judges across North America couldn’t resist its infectious charm – the Zydeco boasts not only incredible flower power, but also long-lasting blooms on disease-resistant foliage because of the marylandica heritage. This AAS Winner is the perfect way to add a vibrant melody to your garden’s symphony of color!
Photos courtesy of All-America Selections.
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