Best Regional Plants
| Plant Name | Genus | Award | Trial |
Region |
Year | Trial Cold Hardiness | Trial Heat Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Wave® Trailing Large Amethyst Wishbone Flower Torenia hybrid | Torenia | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Daredevil® Mulberry Zonal Geranium Pelargonium zonale | Pelargonium | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| 'Flamenco Samba' Cuphea llavea | Cuphea | Rising Star | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2007 | 8a | 9 |
| Señorita Rosalita® Spider Flower Cleome hybrid | Cleome | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Supertunia Mini Vista® Midnight Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2022 | 6b | 8 |
| Double Up™ White Begonia semperflorens | Begonia | Flameproof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2022 | 8a | 9 |
| Black Pearl Pepper Capsicum | Capsicum | North Texas Winners Circle | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2005 | 8a | 9 |
| Tangerine Slice A-Peel® Black-eyed Susan Vine Thunbergia alata | Thunbergia | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| Supertunia Vista® Silverberry Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2009 | 6b | 8 |
| Coffee Cups Elephant's Ear Colocasia esculenta | Colocasia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2008 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Newly Noir™ Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | Perfect Score | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| Butterfly Red Pentas lanceolata | Pentas | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2006 | 8a | 9 |
| Supertunia® Lovie Dovie™ Petunia hybrid | Petunia | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | North Texas Winners Circle | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2004 | 8a | 9 |
| Safari® Dawn South African Phlox Jamesbrittenia hybrid | Jamesbrittenia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2021 | 6b | 8 |
| Beth's Blue® Star Flower Isotoma axillaris | Isotoma | Visitor Favorites | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2009 | 8a | 9 |
| Sweet Caroline Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatas | Ipomoea | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| Diamond Frost® Euphorbia hybrid | Euphorbia | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2010 | 6b | 8 |
| Luscious® Royale Red Zone™ Lantana camara | Lantana | Perfect Score All Season | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens | Southwest | 2020 | 6b | 8 |
| ColorBlaze® Torchlight® Coleus scutellarioides | Coleus | FlameProof Plants | Dallas Arboretum | Southwest | 2020 | 8a | 9 |
