Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Stratosphere™ White Butterfly Flower Oenothera lindheimeri | Oenothera | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Flambe® Yellow Strawflower Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Chrysocephalum | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Graceful Grasses® Ogon Golden Variegated Sweet Flag Acorus gramineus | Acorus | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Violet Wishbone Flower Torenia | Torenia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| ColorBlaze® Torchlight® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2019 | 8a | 9 |
| 'Flamenco Samba' Cuphea llavea | Cuphea | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Superbells® Yellow Chiffon™ Calibrachoa | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Island Giants® Coffee Cups elephant's ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2004 | 8a | 9 |
| GoldDust® Mecardonia | Mecardonia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| 'Sweet Caroline Light Green' Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2003 | 8a | 9 |
| Bright Lights™ Purple African Daisy Osteospermum | Osteospermum | Top Performer | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2022 | 8a | 9 |
| Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Flame Proof & Top Performer | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2025 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2008 | 6b | 8 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Rising Star | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| 'Flamenco Samba' Cuphea llavea | Cuphea | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
