Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus |
Award |
Trial | Region | Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncredible® Saturn™ Sunflower Helianthus hybrid | Helianthus | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Augusta® Lavender Heliotrope Heliotropium hybrid | Heliotropium | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Sweet Caroline Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Safari® Dawn South African Phlox Jamesbrittenia hybrid | Jamesbrittenia | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| ColorBlaze® Torchlight® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Unplugged® So Blue™ Mealycup Sage Salvia farinacea | Salvia | 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 |
| Meteor Shower® Verbena bonariensis | Verbena | Best of Breed - Beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2021 | 7b | 3 |
| Campfire® Marshmallow™ Bidens hybrid | Bidens | Best of Breed - beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2023 | 7b | 3 |
| Unplugged® Pink Salvia hybrid | Salvia | Best of Breed - beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2023 | 7b | 3 |
| Superbena Sparkling® Amethyst II Verbena hybrid | Verbena | Best of Breed - beds | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2023 | 7b | 3 |
| Space Age® Triton™ Rex begonia Begonia rex | Begonia | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2024 | 7b | 3 |
| Maestro® Gold hummingbird mint Agastache hybrid | Agastache | 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 |
| Surefire Cascade™ Red Begonia hybrid | Begonia | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Campfire® Red Ember Bidens ferulifolia | Bidens | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum | Southeast | 2025 | 7b | 3 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome hybrid | Cleome | 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 |
| Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Shadowstorm® ornamental sweet potato vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | 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 |
