Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunstar® Lavender Egyptian Star Flower Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Perfect Score all Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2019 | 6b | 8 |
| Luscious® Royale Piña Colada Lantana camara | Lantana | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2012 | 6b | 8 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum hybrid | Ageratum | Rising Star | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Graceful Grasses® Prince Tut™ Dwarf Egyptian Papyrus Cyperus papyrus | Cyperus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome hybrid | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Forest™ Pink Globe Amaranthus Gomphrena haageana | Gomphrena | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2018 | 6b | 8 |
| White Knight® II sweet alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2025 | 6b | 8 |
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Violet Wishbone Flower Torenia hybrid | Torenia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Superbells® Double Amber Double Calibrachoa Calibrachoa hybrid | Calibrachoa | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2023 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2018 | 6b | 8 |
| Tangerine Slice A-Peel® Black-eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata | Thunbergia | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Violet Star Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2023 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Torchlight® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Suncredible® Saturn™ Sunflower Helianthus hybrid | Helianthus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Luscious® Royale Red Zone™ Lantana camara | Lantana | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Black Pearl Pepper Capsicum | Capsicum | Field Day Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Campfire® Red Ember Bidens ferulifolia | Bidens | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2025 | 6b | 8 |
| Snow Princess® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
