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 |
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Blue Wishbone Flower Torenia | Torenia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Superbells® Honeyberry™ Calibrachoa | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2019 | 6b | 8 |
| Island Giants® Coffee Cups elephant's ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Island Giants® Heart of the Jungle® elephant's ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Daredevil® Claret Zonal Geranium Pelargonium zonale | Pelargonium | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Big Leaf Creeping Wire Vine Muehlenbeckia complexa | Muehlenbeckia | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Dragon Wing® Red Angelwing Begonia Begonia | Begonia | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Flambe® Yellow Strawflower Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Chrysocephalum | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Surefire® Red II Begonia benariensis | Begonia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | North Texas Winners Circle | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2004 | 8a | 9 |
| Beth's Blue® Star Flower Isotoma axillaris | Isotoma | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Black Pearl Pepper Capsicum | Capsicum | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Pink Chablis® Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum | Lamium | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Lavender Chiffon® Hibiscus syriacus | Hibiscus | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Pink Star Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| Dragon Wing® Pink Angelwing Begonia Begonia | Begonia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Royale Pineapple Brandy™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
