Celebrating 80 years DOWNERS GROVE, IL – January 26, 2012 – At their annual winter meeting, the All-America Selections (AAS) Board of Directors met and approved another trial entry as an exclusive AAS Winner for 2012. The new winner is the ‘Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry’ vinca: Vinca ‘Jams ‘N Jellies Blackberry’ AAS Flower Award Winner “A most unique and exciting color,” is one judge’s comment about this stunning vinca that can appear almost black in some settings. The novel color drew many positive comments from both judges and trial visitors. The velvety deep-purple flowers are an excellent accent plant and work beautifully in combination with other flowers that are powder blue, bright pink, white and/or lavender. Mature plants are 12 to 16” tall making them perfect as a medium height divider. The 1½ to 2” dark purple flowers are offset by shiny, deep green foliage creating a striking color combination. Bred by Kirin Agribio/PanAm Seed Company. As with all AAS Winners, this new, never-before-sold entry was trialed by the esteemed AAS Trial Judges who are trained and experienced horticulture professionals. A complete list of judges and trial sites can be found on the AAS Website: www.aaswinners.com. This newest AAS Winner is available for immediate sale. Commercial growers should inquire with their favorite seed supplier. AAS Winner tags are available from supporting tag suppliers. Consumers will find these seeds as supply becomes available in the coming months with catalog companies, in seed packets, from mail order companies and various websites. AAS Winners will also be available as young plants in lawn & garden retail stores this coming spring. Complete data sheets on this and all AAS Winners are available on the newly designed AAS website. For further information contact Diane Blazek, All-America Selections at dblazek@aas-ngb.org. All-America Selections is a non-profit organization founded in 1932 to test new flowers and vegetables for home gardening. We utilize a network of over 40 trials grounds across North America then use an active publicity program to promote the best performers that are declared AAS Winners.