All-America Selections announces first five AAS winners for 2025

All-America Selections has announced five new AAS winners available for the 2025 gardening season.

Brokers, growers and retailers will want to add these proven garden performers to their assortments to prep for demand coming in 2025.

All AAS winners are trialed throughout North America by professional, independent, volunteer judges who grow new entries next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class.

The newest AAS winners for 2025 are:

Dianthus Capitan Magnifica: National Winner (AAS Non-Seed Ornamental Winner)

AAS Judges were very impressed with this new dianthus bred by Selecta One, 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 it more heat tolerance than traditional dianthus varieties, with stems long enough to use as cut flowers. The more flower stems are cut for indoor enjoyment, the more blooms it puts forth.

For ordering information, email Leland Toering at ltoering@ballhort.com.

Nasturtium Baby Gold: Regional Series Winner, Heartland, Northeast, Mtn/Southwest (AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner)

A new color in the popular Baby series of nasturtiums bred by Takii EU and distributed by American Takii, the Baby series is known for being a petite-flowered, mounding variety with healthy, dark foliage ideal for containers and small space gardens. AAS 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. Both the leaves and flowers are edible.

For ordering information, email Mike Huggett at mhuggett@takii.com.

Nasturtium Baby Yellow: Regional Series Winner, Heartland, Northeast, Mtn/Southwest (AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner)

A new color in the popular Baby series of nasturtiums bred by Takii EU and distributed by American Takii, the Baby series is known for being a floriferous, petite, mounding variety with healthy, dark foliage ideal for containers and small space gardens. AAS 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. Both the leaves and flowers are edible.

For ordering information, email Mike Huggett at mhuggett@takii.com.

Nasturtium Baby Red: Regional Series Winner, Heartland, Northeast, Mtn/Southwest (AAS Ornamental from Seed Winner)

A new color in the popular Baby series of nasturtiums bred by Takii EU and distributed by American Takii, the Baby series is known for being a floriferous, petite, mounding variety with healthy, dark foliage ideal for containers and small space gardens. AAS 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. Both the leaves and flowers are edible.

For ordering information, email Mike Huggett at mhuggett@takii.com.

Zinnia Zydeco Fire: National Winner (AAS Seed Ornamental Winner)

Inspired by the lively, foot-stomping music of southwest Louisiana, this zinnia bred by Syngenta Flowers bursts with bright, fully double flowers that are noticeably larger than the comparisons. A kaleidoscope of fiery orange blooms sway 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.

For ordering information, email gs.customerservice-1@syngenta.com.

Each of the new 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.