Plant with Confidence! Introducing the 2025 AAS National Ornamental Superstars!
Want guaranteed gorgeousness in your garden? Look no further than the 2025 All-America Selections (AAS) National Ornamental Winners!
These exceptional new flowers have been trialed and proven to thrive in diverse climates across the USA and Canada, earning the prestigious AAS Winner designation for outstanding performance and reliable beauty. Say goodbye to gardening guesswork and hello to nationally recognized winners that will make your garden shine!
Celosia Flamma Pink
Meet Flamma Pink, the latest standout celosia in the Flamma series! This semi-dwarf variety explodes with vibrant pink plumes thanks to strong branching and numerous secondary blooms. Enjoy a long-lasting, upright display in gardens and bouquets. Thriving in heat and humidity, its vigorous performance ensures an excellent display and extended shelf life. Perfect for continuous color in beds or as stunning cut flowers, it’s remarkably easy to grow.
Dahlia Black Forest Ruby
Step into a storybook garden with Black Forest Ruby! This AAS Winner boasts striking deep black foliage and a profusion of ruby-red, semi-double to double flowers. Its sturdy, upright habit and disease-free nature ensure season-long beauty. A true gem from seed, its pinnate leaves add to its unique charm, creating a dramatic and picturesque statement in any garden.
Dianthus Interspecific Capitán™ Magnifica
Set sail for a summer of stunning pink blooms with Capitán™ Magnifica dianthus! This AAS winner impressed judges with its continuous growth and flowering, even through summer heat. A quick trim encourages a profusion of light-edged pink blossoms on stems perfect for cutting. Enjoy more indoor bouquets, as cutting encourages even more blooms on this heat-tolerant, award-winning beauty for gardens and containers.
Marigold Mango Tango
Forget needing a partner, AAS Winner Mango Tango Marigold steals the show solo! This vibrant beauty struts through the garden with super-saturated yellow and red bi-color blooms. Compact and vigorous, these plants flower prolifically over a long season, creating an eye-catching display that’s sure to impress everyone who sees it.
Petunia Shake™ Raspberry F1
Just like a classic milkshake, Petunia Shake™ Raspberry is an iconic treat for your garden! This superior petunia boasts the delightful colors of a raspberry milkshake swirled with lemon-lime green. Naturally compact and heat-tolerant, it delivers season-long, eye-catching beauty. Serve up this unique and delicious flower in your beds and containers for a truly American garden delight!
Snapdragon DoubleShot™ Yellow Red Heart F1
DoubleShot™ Yellow Red Heart Snapdragon is a double delight – both double flowers and a double AAS Winner alongside Orange Bicolor! This resilient snapdragon blooms early, thrives through summer heat, and impressed AAS Judges with its vibrant colors, healthy growth, and long-lasting flowers. As an extra treat, prepare for a delightful candy-like fragrance to sweeten your garden experience.
Vinca Sphere Polkadot
Introducing a resilient new vinca! Enjoy a charming, compact, uniformly rounded sphere of prolific blooms all summer. Key benefits include excellent disease resistance, strong performance in heat and drought, and superior resilience against heavy rain and storms. This fast-flowering variety showcases small, sparkling blooms on glossy foliage, perfect for walkways, borders, containers, and eco-conscious gardens.
Zinnia Crestar Mix
Craving a zinnia that does it all? Introducing Crestar Mix, a 2025 AAS Winner uniting the finest crested zinnias! Enjoy semi-double blooms with prominent centers in a vibrant mix of pink, orange, red, white, peach, and yellow. Plant in masses and succession sow for a continuous, stunning display and armfuls of cut flowers all summer. These robust beauties thrive in summer heat and humidity.
Zinnia Zydeco™ Fire
Let the vibrant rhythm of the Zydeco Zinnia boogie into your garden! Inspired by Louisiana’s lively music, this AAS Winner explodes with large, fully double, sunshine-orange blooms that dance on strong stems all summer until frost. Its infectious charm captivated judges across North America, thanks to its incredible flower power, long-lasting display, and disease-resistant foliage. Add a touch of fiery melody to your landscape with this exceptional zinnia.
