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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.
AAS WINNER DATA
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’
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.
AAS WINNER DATA
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’
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.
AAS WINNER DATA
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’
Pepper F1 ‘Holy Molé’
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.
AAS WINNER DATA
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’