Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| ColorBlaze® Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Black Pearl Pepper Capsicum | Capsicum | North Texas Winners Circle | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Zinfandel™ Oxalis vulcanicola | Oxalis | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2008 | 6b | 8 |
| Big Leaf Creeping Wire Vine Muehlenbeckia complexa | Muehlenbeckia | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Butterfly Deep Rose Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Beth's Blue® Star Flower Isotoma axillaris | Isotoma | Visitor Favorites | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2009 | 8a | 9 |
| Sweet Caroline Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Performer | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2021 | 8a | 9 |
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Blue Wishbone Flower Torenia | Torenia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Supertunia Vista® Snowdrift™ Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2019 | 6b | 8 |
| Black Pearl Pepper Capsicum | Capsicum | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Dragon Wing® Red Angelwing Begonia Begonia | Begonia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Butterfly White Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Beth's Blue® Star Flower Isotoma axillaris | Isotoma | Best of Newer Varieties | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2009 | 8a | 9 |
| Supertunia® Royal Velvet® II Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2021 | 8a | 9 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2004 | 8a | 9 |
| ColorBlaze® Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2025 | 8a | 9 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2004 | 8a | 9 |
