Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supertunia Vista® Cool Jazz® Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2025 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® El Brighto Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| Butterfly Red Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Butterfly Deep Rose Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Field Day Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Mexican Feather Grass Nassella (formerly Stipa) tenuissima | Nassella (formerly Stipa) | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2007 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Violet Wishbone Flower Torenia | Torenia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Big Leaf Creeping Wire Vine Muehlenbeckia complexa | Muehlenbeckia | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Catalina® Midnight Blue Wishbone Flower Torenia | Torenia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Luscious® Citrus Blend™ II Lantana camara | Lantana | Best Overall Performance: Annual | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2018 | 8a | 9 |
| Suncredible® Saturn™ Sunflower Helianthus | Helianthus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Sweet Caroline Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2023 | 6b | 8 |
| Stratosphere™ White Butterfly Flower Oenothera lindheimeri | Oenothera | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Festival Star® Hardy Baby's Breath Gypsophila paniculata | Gypsophila | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
