Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus |
Award |
Trial | Region | Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue My Mind® Dwarf Morning Glory Evolvulus | Evolvulus | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2013 | 7b | 3 |
| Superlophus® Sunglow Texas primrose Oenothera | Oenothera | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Space Age® Triton™ Rex begonia Begonia rex | Begonia | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2024 | 7b | 3 |
| ColorBlaze® Wicked Witch™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Surefire® White Begonia benariensis | Begonia | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum purpureum | Pennisetum | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2013 | 7b | 3 |
| Luscious® Royale Red Zone™ Lantana camara | Lantana | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Shadowstorm® ornamental sweet potato vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Surefire Cascade® Red Begonia | Begonia | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Aromagica® Purple Heliotrope Heliotropium arborescens | Heliotropium | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Luscious® Basket Tangeglow® Lantana camara | Lantana | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| White Knight® II sweet alyssum Lobularia | Lobularia | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Campfire® Marshmallow™ Bidens | Bidens | Best of Breed - beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2023 | 7b | 3 |
| Unplugged® So Blue™ Mealycup Sage Salvia farinacea | Salvia | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Augusta® Lavender Heliotrope Heliotropium | Heliotropium | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Suncredible® Saturn™ Sunflower Helianthus | Helianthus | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Superlophus® Sunglow Texas primrose Oenothera | Oenothera | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Meteor Shower® Verbena bonariensis | Verbena | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Tangerine Slice A-Peel® Black-eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata | Thunbergia | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
