This list shows all the plants with an 'Early Season Average' of 3.5 or better. Look up our top performers by name on this list. These leaders get our highest recommendation for high visual impact in the spring and early summer. Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Hawaii' - "Ageratum" Angelonia angustifolia '11F01 Dp Pink-Future Introduction' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'AngelFace Blue' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'AngelFace Pink' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'AngelFace White' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'AngelMist Spreading Dark Purple' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'AngelMist Spreading White' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'Archangel Pink' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'Archangel Purple' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'Archangel Raspberry Impr' - "Angelonia" Angelonia angustifolia 'Archangel White' - "Angelonia" Begonia benariensis 'Big Red with Bronze Leaf Impr (seed)' - Begonia benariensis 'Big Red with Green Leaf (seed)' - Begonia benariensis 'Big Red with Green Leaf (Vegetative)' - Begonia benariensis 'Big Rose with Bronze Leaf (seed)' - Begonia benariensis 'Big Rose with Bronze Leaf (Vegetative)' - Begonia semperflorens 'Experimental Deep Pink' - Begonia semperflorens 'Experimental Red 1' - Begonia semperflorens 'Experimental Red 2' - Begonia semperflorens 'Experimental Rose' - Begonia semperflorens 'Prelude Pink' - Begonia semperflorens 'Prelude Rose' - Begonia semperflorens 'Prelude White' - Bidens ferulifolia 'Bidy Gonzales' - "Bidens" Bidens ferulifolia 'Bidy Gonzales Top' - "Bidens" Capsicum annuum '12F03 Purple F1- Future Intro.' - "Ornamental Pepper" Capsicum annuum '13BP04' - "Ornamental Pepper" Capsicum annuum 'NuMex Twilight' - "Ornamental Pepper" Cartharanthus roseus 'Cora Apricot Impr' - "Vinca" Cartharanthus roseus 'Sunstorm Apricot' - "Vinca" Cartharanthus roseus 'Sunstorm Orchid Halo' - "Vinca" Cartharanthus roseus 'Sunstorm Red Halo' - "Vinca" Catharanthus roseus 'Titan Burgundy Impr' - "Vinca" Benary 20 19 3.9 0.2 4.0 0.2 All-America Selections 11 17 4.1 0.5 3.9 0.6 Proven Winners 14 17 3.9 0.4 4.1 0.3 Proven Winners 12 15 3.6 0.4 3.8 0.1 Proven Winners 16 15 3.8 0.6 4.1 0.4 Ball FloraPlant 18 20 4.5 0.4 4.4 0.4 Ball FloraPlant 16 19 4.6 0.4 4.4 0.6 Ball FloraPlant 14 20 4.5 0.2 4.4 0.3 Ball FloraPlant 18 19 4.2 0.2 4.2 0.2 Ball FloraPlant 18 18 4.2 0.4 4.3 0.3 Ball FloraPlant 16 20 4.5 0.2 4.3 0.3 Benary 17 20 4.3 0.2 4.3 0.3 Benary 19 19 4.6 0.3 4.5 0.5 Proven Winners 20 20 4.4 0.1 4.4 0.2 Benary 18 19 4.5 0.3 4.3 0.5 Proven Winners 20 20 4.5 0.3 4.7 0.3 Ball Ingenuity 20 18 4.4 0.4 4.2 0.7 Ball Ingenuity 20 14 3.9 0.6 4.0 0.6 Ball Ingenuity 20 13 3.7 0.4 3.8 0.4 Ball Ingenuity 20 18 4.3 0.5 3.9 0.4 Ball Ingenuity 20 17 4.0 0.4 4.2 0.5 Ball Ingenuity 20 16 4.0 0.6 4.4 0.5 Ball Ingenuity 20 18 4.2 0.3 4.0 0.4 Dummen 20 17 3.8 0.5 4.2 0.2 Dummen 20 19 4.0 0.2 3.8 0.2 All-America Selections 14 19 4.2 0.3 3.8 0.1 All-America Selections 18 18 4.1 0.3 3.9 0.4 All-America Selections 18 18 4.5 0.5 4.0 0.4 Syngenta Flowers 20 18 4.5 0.5 4.2 0.6 Syngenta Flowers 18 16 3.9 0.4 3.5 0.3 Syngenta Flowers 19 18 4.0 0.2 3.9 0.3 Syngenta Flowers 20 20 4.2 0.1 4.0 0.1 PanAmerican 17 17 4.2 0.5 3.8 0.4
Catharanthus roseus 'Titan Rose Halo' - "Vinca" PanAmerican 18 19 4.2 0.3 4.1 0.3 Celosia plumosa 'First Flame Red' - "Celosia" Celosia plumosa 'First Flame Yellow' - "Celosia" Cleome hassleriana 'Senorita Blanca' - "Cleome" Cleome hassleriana 'Senorita Rosalita' - "Cleome" Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sweet Sixteen' - "Cosmos" Cuphea Ilavea 'Sriracha Pink' - "Cuphea" Cuphea Ilavea 'Sriracha Rose' - "Cuphea" Cuphea Ilavea 'Sriracha Violet' - "Cuphea" Dianthus '13BP01 Rose' - "Dianthus" Dianthus 'Amazon Rose Magic' - "Dianthus" Dianthus 'Barbarini Rose' - "Dianthus" Dianthus 'Noverna Coral' - "Dianthus" Evolvulus hybrid 'Blue My Mind' - "Evolvulus" Gazania rigens 'Kiss Frosty Orange' - "Gazania" Gazania rigens 'New Day Red Shades' - "Gazania" Gomphrena hybrida 'Pin Ball Purple' - "Gomphrena" Gomphrena hybrida 'Pin Ball White' - "Gomphrena" Gomprena globosa 'Las Vegas Pink' - "Gomphrena" Gomprena globosa 'Las Vegas Purple' - "Gomphrena" Guara lindheimeri 'Sparkle White' - "Gaura" Gypsophila muralis 'Gypsy White' - "Gypsophila" Hibiscus '13BP02' - "Hibiscus" Hibiscus sinensis 'Luna Red' - "Hibiscus" Impatiens 'SunPatiens Compact Electric Orange' - " Impatiens 'SunPatiens Compact Hot Coral' - " Impatiens 'SunPatiens Compact Red' - " Impatiens 'SunPatiens Spreading Pink Flash' - " Impatiens hawkerii 'Divine Orange' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Divine Orange Bronze Leaf' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Magnum Dark Red' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Magnum Hot Pink' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Magnum Purple' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Magnum Salmon' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Magnum White Blush' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic Hot Pink ' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic Lavender ' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic Orange Ice ' - "New Guinea PanAmerican 20 16 3.9 0.6 4.0 0.3 PanAmerican 20 16 3.8 0.7 3.9 0.3 Proven Winners 20 14 3.9 0.8 4.4 0.3 Proven Winners 20 13 3.9 0.7 4.4 0.5 All-America Selections 15 11 2.7 1.9 3.6 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 19 16 3.7 0.5 4.1 0.4 Syngenta Flowers 17 12 3.7 1.2 4.4 0.6 Syngenta Flowers 18 13 3.7 0.9 4.3 0.5 All-America Selections 14 16 3.9 0.5 4.0 0.5 All-America Selections 13 16 3.9 0.7 3.7 0.4 All-America Selections 17 14 3.4 0.2 3.7 0.1 All-America Selections 15 14 3.7 0.7 4.1 0.3 Proven Winners 18 18 4.0 0.4 3.6 0.1 Syngenta Flowers 15 18 4.2 0.3 3.9 0.4 PanAmerican 20 18 3.9 0.2 3.8 0.3 Sakata 20 19 4.4 0.4 4.0 0.3 Sakata 20 19 4.4 0.4 3.9 0.3 Benary 20 18 4.3 0.5 3.8 0.3 Benary 18 18 4.4 0.5 4.1 0.6 Keift 15 19 4.3 0.3 4.0 0.4 Sakata 14 7 2.2 3.1 3.7 0.3 All-America Selections 8 10 3.1 1.2 3.6 0.3 All-America Selections 9 13 3.4 1.6 4.0 0.4 Sakata 20 19 4.6 0.3 4.3 0.5 Sakata 20 19 4.6 0.4 4.2 0.5 Sakata 20 20 4.7 0.2 4.6 0.3 Sakata 20 20 4.7 0.2 4.7 0.3 All-America Selections 16 18 4.1 0.2 3.8 0.3 All-America Selections 14 18 3.8 0.1 3.8 0.2 Dummen 20 20 4.5 0.2 4.5 0.2 Dummen 18 20 4.5 0.2 4.6 0.3 Dummen 18 15 3.9 1.3 4.6 0.3 Dummen 20 20 4.6 0.2 4.6 0.3 Dummen 20 20 4.1 0.1 4.2 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 17 19 3.8 0.1 3.8 0.1 Syngenta Flowers 13 20 4.2 0.1 4.2 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 17 20 3.9 0.1 4.0 0.1
Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic Pink ' - "New Guinea Syngenta Flowers 17 20 4.1 0.1 4.0 0.1 Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic Purple ' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic Sweet Cherry ' - "New Guinea Impatiens hawkerii 'Super Sonic White ' - "New Guinea Impatiens walleriana 'Xtreme Bright Eye' - " Impatiens walleriana 'Xtreme Bright Rose' - " Impatiens walleriana 'Xtreme Punch' - " Impatiens walleriana 'Xtreme Salmon Impr' - " Ipomoea batatas 'FloraMia Nero' - "Sweet Potato" Lantana camara 'Little Lucky Hot Pink' - "Lantana" Lantana camara 'Little Lucky Peach Glow' - "Lantana" Lantana camara 'Little Lucky Red' - "Lantana" Lobelia erinus 'Bella Acqua' - "Lobelia" Lobelia erinus 'Bella Bianca' - "Lobelia" Lobelia erinus 'Bella Blue' - "Lobelia" Lobelia erinus 'Bella Donna' - "Lobelia" Lobularia hybrid 'Blushing Princess' - "Alyssum" Lobularia hybrid 'Frosty Knight' - "Alyssum" Lobularia hybrid 'Snow Princess' - "Alyssum" Lobularia hybrid 'White Knight' - "Alyssum" Muhlenbergia dumsa 'Bamboo Muhly Grass' - "Muhly Grass" Osteospermum ecklonis '13BP05 Pure White' - "Sparkler Daisy" Osteospermum ecklonis 'Akila White' - "Sparkler Daisy" Pelargonium 'Boldly Burgundy' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Boldly Dark Red' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Boldly Hot Pink' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Boldly Scarlet Fire' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Timeless Deep Red' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Timeless Lavender' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Timeless Orange' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Timeless Pink' - "Geranium" Pelargonium 'Timeless Rose' - "Geranium" Pelargonium interspecific 'Calliope Dark Red' - "Geranium" Pelargonium interspecific 'Calliope Scarlet Fire' - "Geranium" Pennisetum 'Cherry Sparkler' - "Fountain Grass" Pennisetum 'Fireworks' - "Fountain Grass" Pennisetum purpureum 'Vertigo' - "Pennisetum" Penstemon hartwegii 'Arabesque Appleblossom' - "Penstemon" Syngenta Flowers 17 16 3.9 0.4 4.3 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 17 19 3.9 0.2 4.0 0.1 Syngenta Flowers 13 19 4.4 0.2 4.2 0.3 Syngenta Flowers 19 15 3.5 1.7 4.4 0.3 Syngenta Flowers 17 14 3.7 2.0 4.4 0.5 Syngenta Flowers 20 15 4.0 1.9 4.5 0.5 Syngenta Flowers 15 14 3.3 2.1 3.7 0.3 Dummen 20 20 4.7 0.2 4.5 0.4 Ball FloraPlant 20 18 4.3 0.5 3.8 0.3 Ball FloraPlant 20 20 4.0 0.2 4.0 0.2 Ball FloraPlant 19 19 4.5 0.4 4.1 0.4 Dummen 20 8 2.6 1.2 3.6 0.1 Dummen 20 10 3.4 0.8 4.1 0.3 Dummen 20 8 2.6 2.2 3.9 0.4 Dummen 20 10 3.0 1.4 4.1 0.1 Proven Winners 20 14 3.6 0.4 3.9 0.5 Proven Winners 20 17 3.8 0.3 3.9 0.5 Proven Winners 20 19 3.9 0.2 4.3 0.1 Proven Winners 20 19 3.9 0.2 4.1 0.2 Pleasant Acres Nursery 0 20 4.3 0.2 4.1 0.2 All-America Selections 15 19 3.6 0.1 3.6 0.1 All-America Selections 16 18 3.6 0.1 3.6 0.2 Proven Winners 20 19 4.2 0.3 4.2 0.4 Proven Winners 20 18 4.2 0.3 4.1 0.6 Proven Winners 20 9 3.1 0.7 3.8 0.3 Proven Winners 20 15 3.6 0.2 3.8 0.2 Proven Winners 20 19 4.1 0.3 4.1 0.5 Proven Winners 20 16 3.6 0.2 3.9 0.2 Proven Winners 28 19 3.9 0.3 4.1 0.5 Proven Winners 20 9 2.5 1.6 3.7 0.3 Proven Winners 19 15 3.7 0.2 3.5 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 18 17 4.1 0.3 3.9 0.4 Syngenta Flowers 16 11 3.4 0.1 3.5 0.2 Pleasant Acres Nursery 14 16 4.4 0.8 3.8 0.8 Pleasant Acres Nursery 10 16 4.2 0.7 3.6 0.5 Proven Winners 6 20 4.8 0.1 4.7 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 7 15 3.9 0.6 4.2 0.6
Penstemon hartwegii 'Arabesque Pink' - "Penstemon" Syngenta Flowers 7 8 3.1 0.9 3.8 0.3 Penstemon hartwegii 'Arabesque Red' - "Penstemon" Penstemon hartwegii 'Arabesque Violet' - "Penstemon" Pentas lanceolata 'Northern Lights Lavender' - "Pentas" Petunia hybrida '13BP06 Milliflora' - "Petunia" Petunia hybrida 'Mini Blast Rose' - "Petunia" Petunia hybrida 'Shock Wave Deep Purple' - "Petunia" Petunia hybrida 'Supertunia Orchid Charm' - "Petunia" Petunia hybrida 'Supertunia Vista Bublegum' - "Petunia" Phlox maculata 'Phloxy Lady Hot Pink' - "Phlox" Phlox maculata 'Phloxy Lady White' - "Phlox" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Carrot' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Cherry Baby' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Grape Jelly' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Magenta 70 (72717)' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Magenta 72 (72724)' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Peachy' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Salmon 73 (72720)' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Salmon 74 (72721)' - "Portulaca" Portulaca grandiflora 'Cupcake Yellow 72 (72719)' - "Portulaca" Rudbeckia hirta 'Denver Daisy' - "Rudbeckia" Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun' - "Rudbeckia" Rudbeckia hirta 'TigerEye Gold' - "Rudbeckia" Salvia farinacea 'Evolution Violet' - "Salvia" Salvia farinacea 'Evolution White' - "Salvia" Sanvitalia speciosa 'Sunvy Super Gold' - "Sanvitalia" Scaevola aemula 'Scala Blue' - "Scaevola" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Henna' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Kong Jr Lime Vein' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Kong Jr Rose' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Kong Jr Scarlet' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Mighty Mosaic' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Redhead' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Stained Glass Works Burgundy Wedding Train' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Sultana' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Trusty Rusty' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Vino' - "Coleus" Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Wasabi' - "Coleus" Sutera cordata 'Bahia White Night' - "Bacopa" Syngenta Flowers 7 6 2.6 1.4 3.5 0.2 Syngenta Flowers 5 15 3.7 0.3 3.7 0.2 Benary 14 18 3.9 0.4 3.7 0.3 All-America Selections 20 16 3.7 0.4 4.0 0.4 Sakata 13 9 2.1 3.0 3.6 0.4 All-America Selections 14 6 2.3 2.7 3.5 0.4 Proven Winners 14 11 2.7 3.6 4.2 0.3 Proven Winners 14 13 2.9 4.2 4.5 0.4 Dummen 15 11 2.8 2.6 4.0 0.4 Dummen 14 8 2.2 3.1 3.7 0.4 Dummen 20 20 4.4 0.4 4.3 0.5 Dummen 20 20 4.6 0.3 4.4 0.4 Dummen 20 14 3.5 1.0 3.9 0.3 Dummen 20 20 4.6 0.3 4.4 0.4 Dummen 20 17 4.2 0.8 4.3 0.4 Dummen 20 20 4.4 0.4 4.3 0.5 Dummen 20 20 4.4 0.3 4.3 0.5 Dummen 20 20 4.2 0.2 4.1 0.2 Dummen 20 20 4.6 0.3 4.4 0.5 Benary 12 16 3.9 2.1 4.6 0.2 Benary 13 15 3.5 0.6 3.5 0.1 Syngenta Flowers 14 15 3.7 1.0 4.1 0.2 Benary 18 18 4.0 0.5 4.1 0.1 Benary 18 18 4.2 0.4 4.2 0.2 Dummen 20 20 3.7 0.1 3.5 0.0 Dummen 20 19 4.7 0.3 4.3 0.5 Ball FloraPlant 6 20 4.3 0.3 4.3 0.3 Ball Ingenuity 11 16 3.8 0.3 3.8 0.3 Ball Ingenuity 13 19 3.9 0.4 4.3 0.5 Ball Ingenuity 7 19 4.2 0.2 4.0 0.2 PanAmerican 5 16 4.3 0.6 3.8 0.6 Ball FloraPlant 0 20 4.7 0.3 4.4 0.4 Sakata 0 20 4.6 0.3 4.4 0.3 Ball FloraPlant 4 11 3.6 1.2 4.0 0.5 Ball FloraPlant 1 19 4.1 0.4 4.1 0.6 Ball FloraPlant 6 19 4.2 0.4 4.0 0.4 Ball FloraPlant 3 20 4.6 0.3 4.4 0.3 Dummen 20 9 2.9 1.2 4.0 0.2
Torenia 'Catalina Grape-o-licious' - "Torenia" Proven Winners 20 18 4.4 0.5 4.0 0.6 Torenia 'Catalina Midnight Blue' - "Torenia" Torenia 'Catalina Pink' - "Torenia" Verbena hybrida 'Empress Burgundy Charme' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Empress Flair Lavender Blue' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Empress Lavender' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Empress Purple' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Enduro Purple' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Estrella Voodoo Pink Star' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Superbena Royale Chambray' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Superbena Royale Iced Cherry' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Superbena Royale Plum Wine' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Superbena Royale Silverdust' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Superbena Royale Whitecap' - "Verbena" Verbena hybrida 'Superbena Violet Ice' - "Verbena" Viola wittrockiana 'Rain Blue and Purple' - "Viola" Zinnia hybrida 'Profusion Double Deep Salmon' - "Zinnia" Zinnia hybrida 'Profusion Double Hot Cherry ' - "Zinnia" Zinnia hybrida 'Profusion Double Yellow' - "Zinnia" Zinnia elegans 'UpTown Grape' - "Zinnia" Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Cherry' - "Zinnia" Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Sunburst' - "Zinnia" Proven Winners 20 19 4.5 0.3 4.4 0.5 Proven Winners 20 18 4.1 0.3 3.9 0.3 Dummen 20 17 3.8 0.2 4.0 0.3 Dummen 20 12 3.4 0.2 3.6 0.2 Dummen 19 17 3.8 0.2 4.0 0.3 Dummen 20 18 3.8 0.2 3.7 0.1 Ball FloraPlant 17 18 3.9 0.4 4.2 0.3 Dummen 20 14 3.6 0.5 4.1 0.2 Proven Winners 18 20 4.4 0.3 4.5 0.4 Proven Winners 15 9 2.5 3.1 3.9 0.3 Proven Winners 19 16 3.7 0.6 4.2 0.5 Proven Winners 18 16 3.7 0.3 4.0 0.2 Proven Winners 7 8 1.9 3.7 3.6 0.9 Proven Winners 20 19 4.2 0.3 4.1 0.3 All-America Selections 11 8 2.1 3.8 3.9 0.5 Sakata & All-America Selections 20 14 3.5 1.0 4.0 0.2 Sakata & All-America 20 14 4.0 1.2 4.0 0.7 Selections Sakata 20 13 3.7 0.6 3.7 0.4 Burpee Home Garden 20 12 3.8 1.3 4.1 0.7 PanAmerican 19 15 3.8 1.2 4.2 0.6 PanAmerican 20 16 3.8 0.6 4.0 0.3