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2007 All-America Selections
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 | 'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' in the Landscape
This mass planting of 'Pacifica Burgunday Halo' Vinca shows how it really takes command in the landscape. It's a matter of taste, of course, but we think the flowers are so vivid that we'd prefer them in smaller spot plantings and that they would be absolutely superb in containers.
|  | 'Fresh Look Gold' in the Garden
Viewed from any angle, 'Fresh Look Gold' Celosia is appealing in the garden.
|  | 'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' Vinca
'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' Vinca features a burgundy halo and white center. Heat- and drought- tolerant, it's good for spring and summer plantings and eyecatchingt in the garden or in containers. (Its low moisture needs mean fewer trips to water.) It grows a foot tall and as wide for season-long color and no need for pinching or other maintenance. A clear winner.
|  | 'Opera Supreme Pink Morn' Petunia
The iridescent pink blooms of 'Opera Supreme Pink Morn' petunia are most striking--because, says AAS, "a silvery shine causes the blooms to shimmer." The flowers are 2-1/2 inches wide and pink with a white center and yellow throat. (The three colors make it a "morn" variety.) The plant grows 4-6-inches high and 3 feet long. As a trailing petunia, it's excellent in containers or hanging baskets and also thrives in the garden, where, says AAS, it actually chokes out weeds.
|  | 'Holy Molé' Pepper
'Holy Molé' is the first hybrid version of a pasilla pepper, the pepper type used to make the famed Mexican molé sauces. The plant grows to 3 feet tall with immature peppers 7-9 inches long that can be harvested about 85 days from transplanting/ The peppers have a nutty, tangy flavor and if left on the plant will mature to an attractive dark chocolate color. In trials, this pepper showed improved vigor, "earliness," and a considerably higher yield attributed to its resistance to two stunting viruses. It thrives in the heat and also makes a striking container plant.
|  | 'Fresh Look Gold' Celosia
'Fresh Look Gold' is a celosia that looks as fresh in September as when planted in spring, says All-America Selections. This annual features bright golden plumes with a soft, layered texture that keep their color all season without browning, eliminating the need to deadhead. the plant grows to a height of 1 foot, is pest-resistant, and tolerates heat and humidity. AAS considers it one of the best annuals for season-long performance.
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