All-America Selections is the oldest independent testing organisation for flower varieties in North America and is recognised worldwide for rigorous testing procedures.
AAS winners offer professional and amateur glowers reliable, new flower varieties that have proven superior garden performance in trial grounds across North America.
When you buy an AAS winner you know that it has been tested by a neutral trialing organisation and has been judged by experts in the flower industry.
Fleuroselect is The International organisation for the ornamental plant industry. For more than 45 years, industry professionals have joined together to test and evaluate new pot and bedding plants, promote award winners, protect member varieties, network with each other and contribute to the development and advancement of the industry.
Trials programs to evaluate the performance of different annual plant cultivars under unique Rocky Mountain conditions and to provide education, research and outreach to students, community members and industry professionals.
Zinnia Holi Scarlet F1
(National: 2019 AAS Flower Winner)
This beautiful Winner is named after the famous Holi Festival of Colors because of its vibrant color! AAS Judges deemed this an “excellent flower” because of the bright solid color, size, and the number of blooms as well as disease resistance, which was superior to the comparisons. Holi Scarlet will keep producing fresh, colorful blooms all season long, even through heat, humidity, and drought. Uniform and compact mounding plants will make a stunning mass planting of vibrantly colored deep red flowers attracting in both people and pollinators.
Marigold Big Duck Gold F1
(National: 2019 AAS Flower Winner)
QUACK QUACK! There’s a New Marigold On The Pond! Big Duck Gold sports very large golden-yellow flowers that continue blooming throughout the season, much longer than the comparisons. These marigolds begin the season putting energy into establishing a solid, healthy plant with clean, deep-green foliage. Then, when it starts blooming, watch out! Full, “plump” blooms top the 15” plants and continue blooming through the end of the season. You’ll want to use these marigolds everywhere: in beds and containers; in landscapes as mini hedges, back of the border plants, or even as a filler in new perennial beds.
Vinca Mega Bloom Polka Dot F1
(Regional: 2019 AAS Flower Winner)
The hearty Mega Bloom vinca series has been bred to withstand heat and humidity without succumbing to disease. Polka Dot excels in that area plus sports huge showy flowers on full, vigorous plants that stay tidy and compact. The leaves of Mega Bloom Polka Dot stayed a healthy green all season resulting in large healthy plants all summer until frost. Each large bloom (3-4”) has attractive overlapping petals in snowy white with a bright pink eye.
Polka Dot is the most popular Vinca in Japan.
Growers will benefit from the early bloom time, compactness in the greenhouse and plant uniformity.
Marigold Garuda Deep Gold F1
(National: 2019 AAS Flower Winner)
Sometimes, it’s an AAS judge who writes the best description: “Favorite performer of the trial! This marigold not only has a strong color but while the comparison is brown and rotting [in late summer], this entry is going strong through the end of September! … it is much more resistant to disease than the comparison. Also, the vigorous habit is exactly what you would want from a cut flower for season-long flowers.”
This marigold provides a bright regal shade of orange in an extremely vigorous, cut flower type marigold. In the garden, it had cleaner foliage and overall larger flower size. In the vase, it is outstanding, lasting at least 10 days.
Marigold Big Duck Yellow F1
(Regional: 2019 AAS Flower Winner)
A long-lasting winner in the trial gardens! Big Duck Yellow is another marigold color in the series that has great heat and disease tolerance. The large 4” flowers are well-supported on sturdy, compact, uniformly even plants that consistently produced more flowers for a longer period than the comparisons. The fully double, bright yellow blooms are a beautiful contrast to the deep green foliage and raise their heads well above the foliage for a standout display. Big Duck Yellow marigolds are a beautiful addition to any landscape, garden or container where long-lasting color is a benefit.
Marigold Big Duck Orange F1
(Regional: 2019 AAS Flower Winner)
Big Duck Orange joins sibling Big Duck Gold in a new marigold series that continues blooming throughout the season, even longer than the comparisons. These marigolds grow vigorously creating well-branched plants with clean, deep-green foliage. Fully double and beautifully colored 4-inch orange blooms “pop” on the 15” plants and continue blooming through the end of the season. The judges raved about this variety’s vigor, flower size and superior disease, rain, heat and drought resistance long past when the comparisons succumbed. This beauty is perfect for the gardener looking for an easy-to-grow, low maintenance annual.
Vinca Mega Bloom Orchid Halo F1
(National: 2017 AAS Flower Winner)
• Exciting new series of vinca
• Withstands heat and humidity without disease
• Bright, rich purple blooms with white eye
• Striking landscape display
• Early to bloom, uniform and compact in the greenhouse
Vinca Mega Bloom Pink Halo F1
(National: 2017 AAS Flower Winner)
• Exciting new series of vinca
• Withstands heat and humidity without disease
• Huge soft pink blooms with white eye
• Striking landscape display
• Early to bloom, uniform and compact in the greenhouse
Marigold Little Duck Orange F1
(Regional: 2019 Approved Novelty)
The judges were impressed by the variety and were convinced that the variety is a Novelty being more compact and naturally dwarf. Specific points from the judges noted the strong orange colour and impressive first flush. As we have seen in the FleuroStar contest, the variety can make an excellent point of sale product with huge flowers.
Vinca Mega Bloom Lavender F1
(2017 Colorado State University)
• Exciting new series of vinca
• Withstands heat and humidity without disease
• Huge soft pink blooms with white eye
• Striking landscape display
• Early to bloom, uniform and compact in the greenhouse
Marigold Narai Orange F1
(2011 Colorado State University)
Bred under hot and humid conditions. Extremely strong and stiff stems producing large and bushy plants. Very suitable for cut flower vase and bouquet production. Plants produce many firm large flowers. Suitable for garland production. Heat loving and disease tolerant.
