All-America Selections has announced ten new AAS Winners available now 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, states AAS.
The newest AAS Winners for 2025 are the Dahlia Black Forest Ruby (National Winner), Kohlrabi Konstance F1 (National Winner), Marigold Mango Tango (National Winner), Pepper, mini Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1 (National Winner), Petunia Dekko Maxx Pink (GL, HL, NE, W/NW) (National Winner), Petunia Shake Raspberry F1 (National Winner), Snapdragon DoubleShot Yellow Red Heart F1 (National Winner), Squash Green Lightning F1 (National Winner), Squash Thriller F1 (National Winner), and Tomato Tonatico F1 (M/SW and NE) (Regional 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 at the link here.
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.
Dahlia Black Forest Ruby
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
National Winner
"Black Forest Ruby is a 'gem' of a plant featuring striking deep black foliage and abundant ruby-red flowers. Blooms range from semi‐double to double, enhancing its diversity. This is a seed-raised variety with pinnate leaves that has impressive overall durability. Plants are sturdy, do not flop open, and are disease-free all season long."
Bred by Takii Europe B.V.
Distributed by American Takii
takii.com
Kohlrabi Konstance F1
AAS Edible Winner
National Winner
"Kohlrabi Konstance F1 holds steadfastly in the garden to give a longer harvest window for kohlrabi fans. This new purple kohlrabi has smoother skin and an attractive, vibrant purple color that extends out through the leaf margins."
Bred by Bejo USA
bejoseeds.com
Marigold Mango Tango
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
National Winner
"Mango Tango dances through the garden strutting its stuff: a stunning, super-saturated bi-color flower of yellow and red. Compact, vigorous plants bloom prolifically over a long flowering window."
Bred by Ernst Benary of America
benary.com
Pepper Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1
AAS Edible Winner
National Winner
"These are cute, snack-sized mini peppers that are extra sweet with just the right amount of juiciness and crunch. They are produced continuously on a moderate-sized plant with outstanding bacterial leaf spot resistance and produce a prolific number of bright, canary yellow-colored, uniformly shaped peppers."
Bred by Seminis Home Garden
Find the website here.
Petunia Dekko Maxx Pink
AAS Ornamental Non-Seed Winner
Regional Winner (Great Lakes, Heartland, Northeast and West/Northwest)
"Delicate yet vibrant pink non-fading flowers literally covered the plant that held up extremely well to heavy rains and inclement weather throughout the season. Dekko's versatile habit works well in garden beds, borders, and landscape installations. It is a top performer by keeping a nice habit all season with a tremendous number of flowers that are resilient and maintenance-free."
Bred by Syngenta Flowers
syngentaflowers-us.com/
Petunia Shake Raspberry F1
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
National Winner
"Petunia Shake Raspberry has the coloration of a blended raspberry milkshake swirled with lemon-lime green sorbet on a superior-performing petunia. Naturally compact, this petunia will not melt in the summer heat but instead will provide season-long color."
Bred by Hem Genetics BV
hemgenetics.com
Snapdragon DoubleShot Yellow Red Heart F1
AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner
National Winner
"The fans (the AAS Judges) of this variety loved the early blooms, healthy plants, vibrant colors, and long-lasting flowers. An additional bonus is that this snapdragon will hit you with a candy-like scent."
Bred by Hem Genetics BV
hemgenetics.com
Squash Green Lightning F1
AAS Edible Winner
National Winner
"The nice medium and light green rind has an attractive glossy sheen. The small seed cavity on a smaller squash means more delicious edible flesh."
Bred by Joseph Stern
Offered by PanAmerican Seed
panamseed.com
Squash Thriller F1
AAS Edible Winner
National Winner
"Bring a thrill to your garden with this All-America Selections Winner. Thriller squash brings new psychedelic color patterns to your fall décor. The 1-2 pound dumpling squash have shallow vertical ridges that alternate between a variegated cream and green with bright orange. The dark green stems are decoratively twisted and well attached. The semi-bush plants mature in 75-80 days from planting. The fruit colors shift and change as they mature for early to late season color."
Bred by Sakata Seed America
sakatahomegrown.com
Tomato Tonatico F1
AAS Edible Winner
Regional Winner: Mountain/Southwest and Northeast
"In the trials, judges were very pleased with the superior sepals and pedicels, the taste and texture, and the uniform fruit clusters that are held on long, easy-to-harvest trusses. Venture out and try something new when it comes to cherry tomatoes."
Bred by Bejo USA
bejoseeds.com/
For more information:
All-America Selections
all-americaselections.org