All-America Selections has promoted the development, production and distribution of new and better varieties of flowers and vegetables, specifically for North America, since 1948.
They have established trial grounds and test and demonstration gardens, in many areas of North America, including Canada. These trial areas exist for the purpose of testing, judging, rating and demonstrating new varieties, species, strains and kinds of plants.
The AAS awards, recommends and publicizes these new selections, according to their general or sectional adaptation, use and perfection.
The All-America Selections for 1999
The All-America Selections for 2000
The All-America Selections for 2001
The All-America Selections for 2002
The All-America Selections for 2003
The All-America Selections for 2004
The All-America Selections for 2005
The All-America Selections for 2006
Seed Sources for All-America Selections
The All-America Selections for 1999:
The AAS Gold Medal Award is reserved for breeding breakthroughs. These two garden zinnias have resistances to foliar diseases such as powdery mildew and bacterial leaf spot that no other zinnia can claim. These resistances were proven at AAS test sites across North America.
Look for these AAS Winners as seeds in retail stores, mail-order catalogs or as bedding plants in garden centers or nurseries this spring. Ask for them by variety name, 'Pin Up Flame' for example
Ornamentals:
- "Cosmic Orange" Cosmos
- "Melody Pink" Dianthus
- "Soraya" Sunflower
- "Stardust Orchid" Vinca
- "Fiesta Del Sol" Tithonia
Vegetables:
The All-America Selections for 2001:
Ornamentals
'Profusion White' captured the AAS Gold Medal as a breeding breakthrough due to the ease of growing and length of the flowering season.
- "Margarita Rosita" Portulaca
- "Forever Blue" Eustoma
- "Avalon Bright Pink" Nicotiana
- "Ring of Fire" Sunflower
Vegetables
The All-America Selections for 2002:
Ornamentals:
- "Black Magic Rose"Geranium F1
- "Jaio Scarlet Eye"Vinca
- Cleome F1 "Sparkler Blush"
- Ornamental Pepper F1 "Chilly Chili"
- Pansy F1 "Ultima Morpho"
- Petunia F1 "Lavender Wave"
- Petunia F1 "Tidal Wave Silver"
- Rudbeckia "Cherokee Sunset"
Vegetables:
- Winter Squash "Cornell's Bush Delicata"
- Basil "Magical Michael"
- Cucumber "Diva"
- Pumpkin F1 "Orange Smoothie"
- Pumpkin F1 "Sorcerer"
The All-America Selections for 2003
Bedding Plants:
- Vinca 'Jaio Dark Red'
- Dianthus F1 'Corona Cherry Magic'
- Eustoma F1 'Forever White'
- Gaillardia pulchella 'Sundance Bicolor'
Flowers:
- Carnation F1 'Can Can Scarlet'
- Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'
- Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
- Petunia F1 'Blue Wave'
- Petunia F1 'Merlin Blue Morn'
Vegetables:
The All America Selections for 2004
Flowers:
- Gypsophila 'Gypsy Deep Rose'
- Petunia F1 'Limbo Violet'
- Hollyhock 'Queeny Purple'
- Celosia Plumosa 'Fresh Look Yellow'
Vegetables:
The All-America Selections for 2005
Flowers:
Vegetables:
The All-America Selections for 2006
Bedding Plants:
- Diascia F1 'Diamonte Coral Rose'
- Dianthus F1 'Supra Purple'
- Viola F1 'Skippy XL Red-Gold'
- Nicotiana F1 'Perfume Deep Purple'
Flowers:
Vegetables:
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