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Annuals for 2007 |
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Here
are the All America Selections winners for 2007.
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for young plants available at local garden centers in
spring.
Check back to see if additional suppliers will
carry seeds and plants.
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Celosia 'Fresh Look
Gold' |
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Plants and Seeds in Spring |
 Celosia
‘Fresh Look Gold’
2007 AAS Flower Award Winner
Correctly named, these plants look as fresh in September as they
did when planted in the spring. ‘Fresh Look Gold’ plants are
embellished with bright golden plumes that remain colorful all
season, not “browning” with maturity. Since the plumes remain
attractive, there is no reason to deadhead and no pest problems
are expected, thus ‘Fresh Look Gold’ needs little maintenance in
a sunny garden. It is a carefree annual useful in formal or
informal gardens. The golden plumes can be woven into a garden
bed like a living tapestry because the plumes have a soft
layered texture. |
‘Fresh Look Gold’ proved to be heat, humidity
and rain tolerant in AAS Trials across North America. Plants
will grow to a height of one foot. This celosia is one of
the best annuals for season-long performance.
Genus species:
Celosia plumosa
Common name: Woolflower (Hortis third)
Plumed, or Feather celosia
Unique qualities: Very intensive color,
season-long performance
Flower size: Central plume 4-4.5 inches
long and 2-3 inches wide
Form: Plumed flower spike
Color(s): Deep golden yellow
Plant height: 12 inches
Plant width: 12 inches
Garden Spacing: 10 to 12 inches apart
Length of time from sowing seed to flower:
110 days
Closest comparison(s) on market: ‘Fresh
Look Yellow,’ ‘Castle Yellow’ |
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Petunia F1 'Opera
Supreme Pink Morn' |
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Plants and Seeds in Spring |
 Petunia
F1 ‘Opera Supreme Pink Morn’
2007 AAS Bedding Plant Award Winner
Iridescent pink blooms are the unique feature of this
vigorous trailing petunia. A silvery shine causes blooms to
shimmer, capturing an admirer’s attention from a distance.
The 2.5-inch flowers are pink, shading to creamy white in
the center, with a yellow throat. These three colors on a
bloom are named a “morn” type. ‘Opera Supreme Pink Morn’
plants have many qualities that every gardener wants to
find. Plants are continuously flowering. Gardeners can relax
and let the plants do what comes naturally - flower. The
hybrid plants are capable of growing three feet in sunny
locations. This spreading quality covers garden soil and can
choke weeds beautifully. |
Plants attain a height of only 4 to 6 inches.
‘Opera Supreme Pink Morn’ can be relied on for exceptional
garden performance without pruning or deadheading. Less work
enables gardeners more leisure time in the garden.
Genus species:
Petunia x hybrida
Common name: Petunia
Unique qualities: New iridescent pink color
in trailing petunias
Flower size: 2.5 inches
Form: Trailing
Color(s): Pink shading to creamy white with
a yellow throat
Plant height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant width: Spread of 3 feet
Garden Spacing: Two feet apart
Length of time from sowing seed to flower:
90 to 110 days
Closest comparison(s) on market: ‘Wave
Pink’, ‘Celebrity Chiffon Morn’ |
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Vinca 'Pacifica
Burgundy Halo' |
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Plants and Seeds in Spring |
 Vinca
‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’
2007 AAS Bedding Plant Award Winner
‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’ is the first vinca with a burgundy
halo surrounding a large white center. This bicolor bloom is
a vivid contrast, exceptionally visible in an annual garden.
Early flowering with a well balanced plant form, ‘Pacifica
Burgundy Halo’ is highly recommended for spring or summer
plantings. With proven heat and drought tolerance, the
garden performance of ‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’ is assured.
In a full sun garden location, these vinca plants will reach
a foot tall and wide when mature. Due to the ease of growing
and continuous flowering, ‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’ is
perfectly suitable for any garden or patio planters that
receive sun. |
Because Vinca needs less water than other
annuals, planting ‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’ in containers
means fewer trips with the hose to water. Gardeners can rely
on ‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’ to provide color all summer
without pinching or tending to plant maintenance.
Genus species: Catharanthus roseus
Common name: Vinca
Unique qualities: Unique color in large
white eye type, larger flowers and more vigorous
Flower size: 2 inches
Form: Single
Color(s): Burgundy with large white center
Plant height: 12 inches
Plant width: 10 to 12 inches
Garden Spacing: 10 to 12 inches
Length of time from sowing seed to flower:
60 days
Closest comparison(s) on market: ‘Stardust
Orchid,’ ‘Pacifica Burgundy’ |
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Pepper F1 'Holy Molé' |
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Plants and Seeds in Spring |
 Pepper
F1 ‘Holy Mol’
2007 AAS Vegetable Award Winner
‘Holy Molé’ is a memorable name and the plant will provide a
memorable harvest of peppers. It is the first hybrid pasilla-type
pepper, which is used to make the famous molé sauce. ‘Holy
Molé’ showed improved vigor, earliness and considerably
higher yield than the comparisons in side-by-side trials. A
reason for the higher yield is the virus resistances bred
into the variety. ‘Holy Molé’ is resistant to two common
viruses that stunt plants and reduce pepper production. The
immature green peppers are 7 to 9 inches long and can be
harvested in about 85 days from transplanting. If fruit is
left on the plant, they will mature to a dark chocolate
color. The pepper flavor is nutty and tangy. Mature plants
are 3 feet tall; a perfect size for patio containers. |
‘Holy Molé’ is easily grown in a sunny
location and thrives on summer heat.
Genus species:
Capsicum annuum
Common name: Pepper
Fruit size: 8 inches long, 1.5 inches wide;
fruit weight 1.5 to 2 ounces
Fruit shape: Long and smooth like a Pasilla
type
Color(s): Dark green immature, brown mature
Plant height: 20 inches
Plant width: 20 inches
Plant habit: Indeterminate growth, upright
plant, spreading branches
Garden Spacing: 2 feet apart
Disease tolerances: Potato virus Y and
Tobacco Mosaic Virus Strains 0, 1 and 2
Unique qualities: First hybrid Pasilla,
early, higher yield, hybrid vigor
Length of time from sowing seed to flower:
120 days
Closest comparison(s) on market: ‘Pasilla
Bajio,’ ‘Pasilla Chile’ |
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