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Looking for a sure thing ? These striking industrial plant are a great place to bulge ! Proven Winners has select their very best annual , perennials , bloom shrubs , and more for their National Plant of the Year award program .
What makes it a plant of the year?Candidates are label strictly by growers , retailers , and dwelling gardeners against the following criteria :
See more on theNational Plants of the Year selection measure .
2025 NATIONAL PLANTS OF THE YEAR
Annual of the Year
SUPERTUNIA MINI VISTA® YELLOWPetunia hybrid
Sunny yellow flowers cover this vigorous petunia from spring to frost , with no want to deadhead . This plant has receive 19 ( ! ) prize including multiple Top Performer and Best of Species . zona 10a-11b , full sun . rise 6 to 12 inches improbable and 18 to 24 inches wide .
Perennial of the Year
‘JACK OF DIAMONDS’ BrunneraBrunnera macrophylla
This standout feature massive 9 - 10 " impart with a striking round appearance from afar . The foliage is adorned with a bold silver overlay and prominent dark fleeceable veining . soft baby amobarbital sodium , forget - me - not - similar flowers add a charming touch . Zones 3a-8b , part shade to shade . acquire 14 to 16 inch tall , 28 to 32 inches wide .
Landscape Shrub of the Year
NORTH POLE® ARBORVITAEThuja occidentalis
This best - selling evergreen plant features a narrow , upright flesh , perfect for tight spaces , covert , or specimen . Hardy , low - care , and immune to winter burn mark , it bid standout autumn and winter pastime . aboriginal to North America . Zones 3a-8b , part sun to sun . Grows 10 to 15 feet tall , 3 to 5 metrical unit across-the-board .
Hosta of the Year
SHADOWLAND® ‘MISS AMERICA’Hostahybrid
This olympian hosta boast medium green , heart - shaped leaves with livid middle and tripping unripened streak . Near - blank efflorescence with lavender dialect blossom atop magniloquent scape , draw hummingbird . hone for adding foliation interestingness with its mounded riding habit . Zones 3a-9b , partial to full ghost . grow to 19 inches tall and 55 inches wide .
Rose of the Year
REMINISCENT® CORALRosa×
definitive beauty encounter advanced performance with bowl - form flower in rich pinkish - coral tones and a coppery centre . Dark unripe foliage stay healthy all season , and no deadheading is demand for continuous flowers . A must - have for its stunning color and delicious fragrance . zone 4a-9b , full Lord’s Day . grow to 24 to 42 inches tall and 24 in wide .
Hydrangea of the Year
LITTLE LIME PUNCH®Hydrangea paniculata
This compact sweetheart offers a stunning color show all season . Blooms commence birdlime unripened and shift from white to pink to rich Hawaiian Punch red , create a vivacious mix . With strong bow and reblooming flowers , it ’s sodding for the landscape and fall color . zona 3a-8b , fond to full sun . Grows 3 to 5 feet tall and all-encompassing .
Flowering Shrub of the Year
SCENTARA® DOUBLE BLUE LILACSyringaxhyacinthflora
have odd fragrance with this stunning lilac , vaunt purplish - blasphemous blooms that glow with a delicate seashell - like essence . A heavy boner with excellent disease resistance and a refined , attractive shape , it ’s a standout for any landscape . zone 2a-8b , full sun . Grows 6 to 8 feet tall and wide .
Landscape Perennial of the Year
‘CAT’S MEOW’ CATMINTNepeta fassenii
A top choice for its dense , vibrant bloom and refined , consistent wont . This recurrent forms a inflexible , unsubtle mound as it raise , staying upright without flopping . hone for adding honest color and bodily structure to any landscape painting . zone 3a-8b , full sunlight . Grows 17 to 20 inches magniloquent , 2 to 3 metrical unit all-embracing .
Caladium of the Year
HEART TO HEART® ‘BLUSHING BRIDE’Caladium hortulanum
This strap - foliage diversity dazzles with deep pink centers , green borders , and passably frilly 7 - column inch leaves . thrive in Sunday or spook , it ’s equally stunning out of doors or as a houseplant in bright light . geographical zone 10a-11b , sun or shade . turn 15 to 20 inch grandiloquent , 8 to 10 inches wide .
Tree of the Year
SHOW TIME™ CRABAPPLEMalusx
Houseplant of the Year
PRISMACOLOR™ ORANGE YOU GORGEOUS™Philodendronhybrid
This vibrant tropical houseplant features spade - shaped leaves that start promising orange and transition to a marbleised premix of gold and green . Warm orange accent and lavish foliage expand in brilliant light , add up a fresh burst of citrus - inspired looker . Grows 12 to 24 inches improbable .
2024 PLANTS OF THE YEAR
Annual : Supertunia Vista ® Jazzberry ® Perennial:‘Pink Profusion ' SalviaLandscape Shrub : Fizzy Mizzy ® IteaHosta : Shadowland ® ‘ Hudson Bay ’ HostaRose : Oso Easy Peasy ™ RoseFlowering Shrub : Wine & liveliness ® WeigelaCaladium : middle to core ® ' Lemon Blush ' CaladiumHydrangea : lease ’s Dance Sky View ® HydrangeaHouseplant : Mythic ® Dragonite ™ Alocasia
