Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Violet Wishbone Flower Torenia hybrid | Torenia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Superbells® Holy Cow!™ Calibrachoa hybrid | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2018 | 6b | 8 |
| Butterfly White Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Dragon Wing® Pink Angelwing Begonia Begonia hybrid | Begonia | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| ColorBlaze® Royale Apple Brandy® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| Beth's Blue® Star Flower Isotoma axillaris | Isotoma | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Limon Blush™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2008 | 6b | 8 |
| 'Sweet Caroline Light Green' Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2003 | 8a | 9 |
| Snow Princess® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia hybrid | Lobularia | Rising Star | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2011 | 8a | 9 |
| GoldDust® Mecardonia hybrid | Mecardonia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| 'Flamenco Samba' Cuphea llavea | Cuphea | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Suncredible® Saturn™ Sunflower Helianthus hybrid | Helianthus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Golden Dreams™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2018 | 6b | 8 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Illusion® Midnight Lace Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Daredevil® Rosita Zonal Geranium Pelargonium zonale | Pelargonium | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Pink Chaos Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Butterfly Deep Rose Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| 'Golden Delicious' Golden Leaved Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans | Salvia | Top Performer | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2019 | 8a | 9 |
