Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlwind® White III fan flower Scaevola aemula | Scaevola | Favorites | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2025 | 6a | 6 |
| ColorBlaze® Sedona Sunset® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2018 | 6a | 6 |
| Sunsatia® Lemon Nemesia hybrid | Nemesia | Best Annuals | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2011 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| Surefire® Rose Begonia benariensis | Begonia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2022 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Best Annuals | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2011 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum purpureum | Pennisetum | Top Performers | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2011 | 6a | 6 |
| Heart to Heart® 'Blushing Bride' Sun or Shade Caladium Caladium hortulanum | Caladium | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2021 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Snowdrift™ Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2023 | 6a | 6 |
| Graceful Grasses® King Tut® Egyptian Papyrus Cyperus papyrus | Cyperus | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2009 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| Heart to Heart® 'White Wonder' Sun or Shade Caladium Caladium hortulanum | Caladium | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2024 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® II Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2009 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| Angelface® Blue Summer Snapdragon Angelonia hybrid | Angelonia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2018 | 6a | 6 |
| Suncredible® Saturn™ Sunflower Helianthus hybrid | Helianthus | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2021 | 6a | 6 |
| ColorBlaze® Sedona Sunset® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2023 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® II Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top 10 | University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids | Midwest | 2008 |
3a 3b |
3 |
| ColorBlaze® Royale Pineapple Brandy™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top 10 Plant | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2020 | 6a | 6 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Hot Pink Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2023 | 6a | 6 |
| Double Up™ Red Begonia semperflorens | Begonia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2020 | 6a | 6 |
| Unplugged® So Blue™ Mealycup Sage Salvia farinacea | Salvia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2024 | 6a | 6 |
| Diamond Snow® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | Midwest | 2019 | 6a | 6 |
