While many All-America Selections Award Winners were bred in the United States, including two in California, several were developed in other countries, such as the "Giant Marconi" pepper from Italy.

Ring of Fire sunflowers reach 4 to 5 feet tall and make a beautiful cut flower. ... While most sunflowers are annuals that you must plant every year, this variety is perennial in zones 3 to 9.

Beware when buying seeds and plants on the web ... I see ads for seeds of sunflowers that are blue and some that ... Sun-Fill Purple,” “Zeus Hybrid,” “Ring of Fire,” “Full Moon ...