Best Regional Plants
Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region![]() |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
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Snow Princess® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2009 |
3a 3b |
3 |
Suncredible® Yellow Sunflower Helianthus hybrid | Helianthus | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2020 | 5b | 5 |
Graceful Grasses® King Tut® Egyptian Papyrus Cyperus papyrus | Cyperus | Bronze Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2007 | 5b | 6 |
Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum purpureum | Pennisetum | Best Annuals | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2011 |
3a 3b |
3 |
Superbells® Double White Double Calibrachoa Calibrachoa hybrid | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2023 | 4 | |
Efanthia Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Performer | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2005 | 5b | 6 |
GoldDust® Mecardonia hybrid | Mecardonia | Top Performer | University of Wisconsin | Midwest | 2010 |
5a 5b |
4 5 |
Angelface® Blue Summer Snapdragon Angelonia hybrid | Angelonia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
White Knight® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Perfect Score | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2021 | 4 | |
Graceful Grasses® King Tut® Egyptian Papyrus Cyperus papyrus | Cyperus | Top Performer | University of Wisconsin | Midwest | 2010 |
5a 5b |
4 5 |
'Illustris' Elephant's Ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Silver Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Gold Medal | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
'Golden Delicious' Golden Leaved Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans | Salvia | Bronze Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | University of Wisconsin | Midwest | 2010 |
5a 5b |
4 5 |
Mojave® Yellow Purslane Portulaca umbraticola | Portulaca | Top 10 Winner | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2022 | 4 | |
Hippo® Rose Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya | Hypoestes | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
Efanthia Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Performer | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2005 | 5b | 6 |
Diamond Frost® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
Superbells® Double Twilight™ Double Calibrachoa Calibrachoa hybrid | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2022 | 4 | |
Superbells® Cherry Star Calibrachoa hybrid | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2012 | 5b | 5 |