Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora | Calamagrostis | Best Grasses at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2005 | 6a | 6 |
| Superlophus® Sunglow Texas primrose Oenothera | Oenothera | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2021 | 5b | 4 |
| Meteor Shower® Verbena bonariensis | Verbena | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2021 | 5b | 4 |
| 'Purple Queen' Purple Spiderwort Tradescantia pallida | Tradescantia | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2022 | 5b | 4 |
| Autumn Joy Sedum, Stonecrop Hylotelephium spectabile | Hylotelephium | Best Annuals at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2005 | 6a | 6 |
| Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Mahogany™ Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2023 | 5b | 4 |
| Unplugged® Pink Salvia | Salvia | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2023 | 5b | 4 |
| Texas Parking Lot Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Annuals of Note | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus | Strobilanthes | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Bluebird II Nemesia fruticans | Nemesia | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2024 | 5b | 4 |
| Augusta® Lavender Heliotrope Heliotropium | Heliotropium | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2024 | 5b | 4 |
| Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora | Calamagrostis | Best Grasses at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2005 | 6a | 6 |
| Campfire® Marshmallow™ Bidens | Bidens | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2025 | 5b | 4 |
| Evergold Sedge Carex hachijoensis | Carex | Best Grasses at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2005 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Jazzberry® Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2025 | 5b | 4 |
| ColorBlaze® Wicked Witch™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2025 | 5b | 4 |
| White Knight® II sweet alyssum Lobularia | Lobularia | Perfect Score | Boerner Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2025 | 5b | 4 |
| Texas Parking Lot Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Annuals of Note | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Freckles Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
| Margarita Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2004 | 6a | 6 |
