AAS winners for 2009 this year are for your dinner table, mainly. With everyone's interest pivoting on the insecurity of our economy and our jobs... the gardening world naturally turns its attention to ...FOOD. Eggplant F1 ‘Gretel", Melon F1 ‘Lambkin’, and Squash F1 ‘Honey Bear’ are three of the offerings, only one is the flower, Viola F1 ‘Rain Blue and Purple’. Although you can eat pansy petals, too.

All are f1 hybrids which means they are selectively bred to "produce a new, uniform variety with specific characteristics from either or both parents" -Wikipedia