Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Sunrise Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora | Coreopsis | Best Perennials at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2005 | 6a | 6 |
| Surefire® Red II Begonia benariensis | Begonia | Perfect Score | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2025 | 5b | 4 |
| ColorBlaze® Rediculous® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
| Luscious® Citrus Blend™ II Lantana camara | Lantana | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
| Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus | Strobilanthes | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Freckles Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Best of the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2007 | 6a | 6 |
| Black Heart Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Campfire® Marshmallow™ Bidens | Bidens | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2023 | 5b | 5 |
| Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
| Sky Fire Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Best of the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2007 | 6a | 6 |
| Freckles Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum purpureum | Pennisetum | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2011 | 5b | 5 |
| Rockapulco® Red Double Impatiens Impatiens walleriana | Impatiens | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2010 | 6a | 6 |
| Dragon Wing® Red Angelwing Begonia Begonia | Begonia | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Graceful Grasses® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' | Pennisetum | Best Grasses at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2005 | 6a | 6 |
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Jazzberry® Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2022 | 5b | 5 |
| ColorBlaze® Strawberry Drop Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Annuals of Note | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® II Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
| ColorBlaze® Strawberry Drop Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Annuals of Note | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
