All-America Selections Introduces Nine Exciting Winners for the 2016 Garden Season

Did you know that Hamilton County Master Gardeners receive and maintain a display garden of each years winning annual and perennial plants in the All-American Selections (AAS) program. The garden is located at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, outside the Winks building. Make a note to stop by next summer when these new varieties are at their peak.

This month the All-American Selections announced that nine new plants that have been trialed by horticulture experts throughout North America and deemed worthy of the All-America Selections® brand.

All of the following new varieties were trialed during the 2015 growing season and exhibited outstanding garden performance as noted in each of the following descriptions.

This grouping of AAS Winners for 2016 includes:  Look here for more information.
Geranium Brocade Cherry Night (National)
Geranium Brocade Fire (National)
Pepper Cornito Giallo F1 (National)
Pepper Escamillo F1 (National)
Pumpkin Super Moon F1 (Regional: Southeast and Great Lakes)
Salvia Summer Jewel™ Lavender (Regional: Southeast, Heartland, Great Lakes)
Strawberry Delizz® F1 (National)
Tomato Candyland Red (National)
Tomato Chef’s Choice Green F1 (National)

B. Rosie Lerner, Purdue Extension Specialist in Consumer Horticulture recently focused a news article describing the first ever AAS strawberry variety.  This latest annual strawberry variety boasts fruit production for up to 4 weeks on compact plants that do well in planters or small beds.  For additional information see her full article here.  
Photo credit to All-American Selections