Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldDust® Mecardonia hybrid | Mecardonia | Top Performer | University of Wisconsin | Midwest | 2010 |
5a 5b |
4 5 |
| Gays Delight Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2005 | 5b | 6 |
| Angelface® Blue Summer Snapdragon Angelonia hybrid | Angelonia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
| Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | University of Wisconsin | Midwest | 2010 |
5a 5b |
4 5 |
| Rockapulco® Purple Double Impatiens Impatiens walleriana | Impatiens | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2008 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| Angelina Sedum rupestre | Sedum | Gold Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
| Sunsatia® Coconut Nemesia hybrid | Nemesia | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2023 | 4 | |
| Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2009 | 5b | 5 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Scarlet Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | University of Missouri | Midwest | 2023 |
5a 5b |
7 |
| Snow Princess® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2012 | 5b | 5 |
| Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2009 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Hot Pink Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Perfect Score | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2023 | 4 | |
| 'Illustris' Elephant's Ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Silver Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
| Superbells® Double White Double Calibrachoa Calibrachoa hybrid | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2023 | 4 | |
| Hippo® Rose Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya | Hypoestes | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
| Graceful Grasses® King Tut® Egyptian Papyrus Cyperus papyrus | Cyperus | Top Performer | University of Wisconsin | Midwest | 2010 |
5a 5b |
4 5 |
| White Knight® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Perfect Score | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2021 | 4 | |
| Luscious® Royale Red Zone™ Lantana camara | Lantana | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2022 | 4 | |
| Margarita Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Bronze Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
