Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Midnight Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| 'Sweet Caroline Light Green' Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2003 | 8a | 9 |
| Black Pearl Pepper Capsicum | Capsicum | Field Day Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Flambe® Yellow Strawflower Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Chrysocephalum | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Field Day Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2008 | 6b | 8 |
| Unplugged® Red scarlet sage Salvia coccinea | Salvia | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2024 | 6b | 8 |
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Blue Wishbone Flower Torenia | Torenia | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Butterfly Deep Pink Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Butterfly White Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Stratosphere™ White Butterfly Flower Oenothera lindheimeri | Oenothera | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Island Giants® Coffee Cups elephant's ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2008 | 6b | 8 |
| Superbells® Honeyberry™ Calibrachoa | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2019 | 6b | 8 |
| 'Flamenco Samba' Cuphea llavea | Cuphea | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Superbells® Yellow Chiffon™ Calibrachoa | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Surefire® Red II Begonia benariensis | Begonia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Artist® Blue Flossflower Ageratum | Ageratum | Rising Star | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Graceful Grasses® Ogon Golden Variegated Sweet Flag Acorus gramineus | Acorus | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Luscious® Royale Cosmo Lantana camara | Lantana | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
