AAS announces 8 new winning varieties

All-America Selections (AAS) has eight new AAS Winners available for 2024.

Brokers, growers and retailers will want to add these proven garden performers to their assortments. ]

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 2024 are:

• Broccoli Purple Magic F1 — National Winner
• Broccoli Skytree F1 — Regional Winner
• Celosia Burning Embers — National Winner
• Geranium Interspecific Big EEZE Pink Batik — National Winner
• Impatiens Interspecific Solarscape XL Pink Jewel — National Winner
• Pepper Red Impact F1 — National Winner
• Petchoa EnViva Pink — National Winner
• Petunia SureShot White — Regional Winner 

Broccoli Purple Magic F1

 

AAS Edible Winner

National Winner

This purple broccoli is magical! How else do you explain a broccoli that has it all? From its beautiful purple color, tight uniform heads and bright beads to its great broccoli flavor, this easy to grow broccoli is also stress and heat tolerant. A showstopper.

“Wicked good! Nicest purple broccoli we’ve ever seen” exclaimed one very experienced edible judge.

Excellent broccoli to try growing in cooler seasons. Can be eaten raw, stir-fried, roasted, lightly blanched, or steamed for the best texture, either way, you will find it sweeter and more tender than traditional green broccoli.

Bred by Sakata Seed America

Broccoli Skytree F1

AAS Edible Winner

Regional Winner – West/Northwest

Skytree broccoli is a towering AAS Winner that will take your garden and your taste buds to new heights. Its upright stems make it easy to harvest, and its deliciously tender stems and florets are sure to please even the most discerning broccoli lover.

One judge declared, "A truly fresh punch of wonderful broccoli deliciousness!"

Skytree broccoli is very versatile and can be steamed, roasted, stir-fried and eaten raw. No matter how you choose to enjoy it, Skytree broccoli is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So, reach for the sky and plant some Skytree broccoli in your garden today!

Bred by Bayer Vegetable Seeds

Celosia plumosa Burning Embers

AAS Seed Annual Winner

National Winner 

Burning Embers is a new celosia bred for its gorgeous bronze foliage with dark pink veins that contrast nicely with the vibrant pink flower plumes. Plants are well branched and produce more flowers over a longer bloom time. Numerous AAS Judges commented that this entry had the largest and longest lasting flowers of all the celosia varieties they trialed. Plus, Burning Embers does very well in both heat and humidity while remaining completely covered with blooms that withstood the test of time.

Bred by Clover Seed Company

Distributed by Sakata Seed

Geranium Interspecific Big EEZE Pink Batik

 

AAS Non-Seed Annual Winner

National Winner

The Big EEZE geranium series is known for its superior container performance, medium vigor, and heat tolerance. The newest addition to the series, Pink Batik, is an AAS National Winner that is sure to impress gardeners with its unique coloration and minimal maintenance requirements. Batiking is known for being a labor-intensive way to produce beautiful colorations on fabric but this new geranium is a super “EEZE” way to get stunning petal colors on a very floriferous plant with very little effort needed. Says one judge: “The combined flower output of all our entry plants totaled well over 100 blooms and each one was the same size with an equal amount of pink and white striations.” That sounds like multiple-winner qualities!

Bred by Dummen Orange

Impatiens Interspecific Solarscape XL Pink Jewel

AAS Seed Annual Winner

National Winner

Solarscape seed-propagated impatiens provide unbeatable color in full or partial-sun garden areas. Durable Solarscape outperformed the comparison varieties and because it is grown from seed, gives you more options for starting impatiens at home. Vibrant pink satiny blooms cover the mounded plants non-stop all season, adding a bright and pleasing tropical appeal to the garden. Solarscape XL Pink Jewel has superior disease resistance, especially to the dreaded impatiens downy mildew. Looks great when massed in beds and borders and since it was trialed in both containers and in-ground, we know it does well in both. Try Solarscape for a showy display in your garden!

*Seed is available immediately in North America. Seed will be available for sale outside of North America on April 1, 2024.

Bred by PanAmerican Seed

Pepper Red Impact F1

 

AAS Edible Winner

National Winner

Lamuyo-type peppers are notoriously difficult to grow, but the new Red Impact variety is here to change that. This AAS Winning pepper is easy to grow and produces thick, sweet walls, even when green. It is also much sweeter than other varieties and loaded with fruits for a high yielding gem. Red Impact plants are upright and tidy, with a strong disease package that protects your investment. The fruit is dark red, highly uniform in shape and size, and if you are looking for a delicious and easy-to-grow pepper, Red Impact is the perfect choice for you.

Bred by Bayer Vegetable Seeds

Petchoa, EnViva Pink

AAS Non-Seed Ornamental Winner

National Winner

AAS Judges were wowed by the well-controlled mounding plant habit of EnViva Pink over the entire season. The bright pink flower with a yellow throat is very eye catching… “Absolutely stunning!” according to one judge. The flowers have a nice iridescent shimmer that toughed it out even when conditions got tough, like an irrigation system failure! All season long, EnViva stayed in glorious color even during the heat of the summer. Large flowers bloom from Spring through Fall in garden beds, containers and hanging baskets. Plants are heat tolerant and flowers bounce back after rain.

Bred by Selecta One North America

Petunia SureShot White

AAS Non-Seed Ornamental Winner

Regional Winner: Great Lakes and West/Northwest

The versatile SureShot petunias are garden gladiators that can withstand any bizarre weather conditions. Whether you plant them in garden beds, containers, or hanging baskets, these beauties will thrive, come rain or shine, heat or cold. Their vibrant white blooms cover the plants, attracting bees and other pollinators to their lightly fragrant blossoms. SureShots are a "sure bet" for any garden, and they're sure to turn heads with their stunning display of color.

If you're looking for a petunia that can handle anything your garden throws at it, then SureShots are the perfect choice for you. Plant them today and watch as they transform your garden into a show-stopping oasis!

Bred by Ball FloraPlant