Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Bronze Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
| Virtuoso® Classy Carmine™ Dahlia variabilis | Dahlia | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2024 | 4 | |
| Amazel Basil® Sweet Italian Basil Ocimum | Ocimum | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2021 | 5b | 5 |
| 'Illustris' Elephant's Ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Silver Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Gold Medal | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2006 | 5b | 6 |
| Supertunia® Pink Tiara™ petunia Petunia | Petunia | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2024 | 4 | |
| ColorBlaze® Dipt in Wine Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2005 | 5b | 6 |
| ColorBlaze® Torchlight® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2021 | 5b | 5 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Performer | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2005 | 5b | 6 |
| Virtuoso® Pinkerific™ Dahlia variabilis | Dahlia | Perfect Score | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2024 | 4 | |
| Icicles Licorice Plant Helichrysum thianschanicum | Helichrysum | Top Performer | University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners | Midwest | 2005 | 5b | 6 |
| Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia | Petunia | Gold Medal | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
| Sunsatia® Coconut III Nemesia | Nemesia | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2023 | 4 | |
| Island Giants® Coffee Cups elephant's ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2020 | 5b | 5 |
| Supertunia Vista® Bubblegum® II Petunia | Petunia | Silver Medal | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2008 | 5b | 5 |
| Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum purpureum | Pennisetum | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2011 | 5b | 5 |
| Snow Princess® Sweet Alyssum Lobularia | Lobularia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2012 | 5b | 5 |
| ColorBlaze® Rediculous® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2018 | 5b | 5 |
| Superbells® Double White Double Calibrachoa Calibrachoa | Calibrachoa | Top Performer | University of Minnesota - Morris | Midwest | 2023 | 4 | |
| Diamond Snow® Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield | Midwest | 2020 | 5b | 5 |
