All-American Selections New Flowers and Vegetables for 2007   What is an All-American Selection?  All-America Selections (AAS) is a non-profit organization which was founded in 1932.  Its goals are to foster the development, production and distribution of new and better horticultural and agricultural varieties, species, strains and kinds in and for North America.  Only the very best plant varieties receive this prestigious award. All AAS winners have been tested for home garden performance in more than 30 independent test sites, each under the responsibility of an AAS judge, all over the United States and Canada.  AAS Winners are chosen on the basis of independent, unbiased test results.Because of this, gardeners can rely on AAS winners to be truly superior in their garden performance.  Only four new garden plants were chosen for All-America Selections (AAS) 2007, based on superior performance in test gardens all over the country. Although no plant offers a guarantee of success in an individual garden, the AAS winners have proven themselves worthy over a broad range of growing conditions. Try these new selections alongside your old standbys so you'll have a means of comparison. Celosia 'Fresh Look Gold' is so named for the lasting fresh look of the compact, 4-inch golden plumes on 12-inch tall plants. Fresh Look Gold has excellent heat tolerance and requires minimal maintenance to look its best all season.       Vinca 'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' is the first bicolor vinca to combine a burgundy halo surrounding a large, white center. 'Pacifica Burgundy Halo' also flowers early and promises good heat and drought tolerance. This sun-loving annual bedding plant has a nice, compact habit without the need for pinching, reaching about 12 inches tall and wide when mature.     Petunia 'Opera Supreme Pink Morn' boasts iridescent pink blossoms with a slight eye of creamy white and a yellow throat. Flowers freely all summer until frost on dwarf 4-6 inch plants that spread up to 3 feet.       Pepper 'Holy Mole' is a hybrid selection of the pungent pepper used to make mole sauce. Holy Mole is earlier, more vigorous, virus-resistant and higher yielding than more traditional pasilla-type peppers . The 7-9 inch long, 1.5 inch skinny peppers can be harvested as immature green in about 85 days from transplanting. But the more traditional harvest is the dark, chocolate-brown mature peppers with a tangy, nutty flavor. The mature plants reach 2-3 feet tall and are best grown in full sun.       For more information about these and previous years' winners visit the website at www.all-americaselections.org Celosia’Fresh Look Gold’ and Pepper ‘Holy Mole’ seed is available through your Co-op Country Garden’s OSC catalogue.