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Regional Growing Guide to Proven Winners® Perennials


You've seen the beautiful array of Proven Winners® Perennials that are now available.  You're lusting after SUMMERIFIC® Hibiscus (Rose Mallow) and longing for the giant Hosta 'Empress Wu'.  Now the question is, can you grow it?

Perennials tend to be regional in nature, that is to say that they thrive in certain parts of the country but may languish in others. Their hardiness zone gives you an idea of where perennials will survive, but you want to know where they will thrive.  Here is a regional guide to which Proven Winners® Perennials thrive in the various regions of the United States.


Variety

US Regions

Amsonia t. 'Storm Cloud' 

Amsonia t. 'Storm Cloud'

All Regions

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace' PPAF 

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace' PPAF

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Baptisia DECADENCE® 'Pink Truffles' PP26588 

Baptisia DECADENCE® Series

All Regions

Clematis 'Stand By Me' PPAF 

Clematis 'Stand By Me' PPAF

Northeast, Midwest, Southeast

Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' PP24044 

Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' PP24044

All Regions

Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® 'Sweetie Pie' PPAF 

Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® Series

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Dianthus 'Paint the Town Fuchsia' PPAF 

Dianthus Paint the Town Series

All Regions

Echinacea LAKOTA™ 'Sante Fe' 

Echinacea LAKOTA™ 'Sante Fe'

All Regions

Gypsophila p. FESTIVAL STAR® 

Gypsophila p. FESTIVAL STAR® ('Danfestar' PP14818)

All Regions

Heliopsis h. 'Tuscan Sun' PP18763 

Heliopsis h. TUSCAN GOLD™ ('Inhelsodor' PPAF)

Heliopsis h. 'Tuscan Sun' PP18763

All Regions

Hemerocallis RAINBOW RHYTHM® 'Orange Smoothie' PPAF 

Hemerocallis RAINBOW RHYTHM® Collection

All Regions

Heuchera DOLCE® 'Appletini' PPAF 

Heuchera DOLCE® Series

All Regions

Heuchera PRIMO™ 'Black Pearl' PPAF 

Heuchera PRIMO™ Series

All Regions

Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® 'Hopscotch' PPAF 

Heucherella FUN AND GAMES® Collection

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Hibiscus SUMMERIFIC® 'Ballet Slippers' PPAF 

Hibiscus SUMMERIFIC® Series

All Regions

Hosta SHADOWLAND® 'Autumn Frost' PP23224 

Hosta SHADOWLAND® Colleciton

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Lavandula a. SWEET ROMANCE® 

Lavandula a. SWEET ROMANCE® ('Kerlavangem' PP23001)

All Regions

Leucanthemum s. AMAZING DAISIES® DAISY MAY® 

Leucanthemum s. AMAZING DAISIES® Collection

All Regions

Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' PP24486 

Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' PP24486

Northeast, Midwest, Northwest

Monarda 'Leading Lady Lilac' PP26431

Monarda Leading Lady Series

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Monarda d. 'Pardon My Lavender' PPAF 

Monarda d. Pardon My Series

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Nepeta f. 'Cat's Meow' PP24472

Nepeta f. 'Cat's Meow' PP24472

All Regions

Panicum v. PRAIRIE WINDS® 'Cheyenne Sky' PP23209 

PRAIRIE WINDS® Collection

All Regions

Penstemon 'Midnight Masquerade' PPAF 

Penstemon 'Midnight Masquerade' PPAF

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest

Perovskia a. 'Denim 'n Lace' PPAF 

Perovskia a. 'Denim 'n Lace' PPAF

All Regions

Phlox 'Cloudburst' PPAF 

Phlox 'Cloudburst' PPAF

All Regions

Phlox 'Opening Act Blush' PP27462 

Phlox Opening Act Series

All Regions

Salvia n. COLOR SPIRES® 'Violet Riot' PP26273 

Salvia COLOR SPIRES® Collection

All Regions

Sedum ROCK 'N GROW® 'Popstar' PPAF 

Sedum ROCK 'N GROW® Collection

All Regions

Tradescantia 'Charlotte's Web' PPAF 

Tradescantia 'Charlotte's Web' PPAF

All Regions

Tiarella 'Cutting Edge' PPAF 

Tiarella 'Cutting Edge' PPAF

Northeast, Midwest, Northwest

Veronica MAGIC SHOW® 'Enchanted Indigo' PP26603 

Veronica MAGIC SHOW® Collection

All Regions


Varieties Mentioned in this Article