Super Plants Index

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Each year the LSU AgCenter announces new plants deemed worthy to be Louisiana Super Plants. These are reliable and beautiful plants selected for superior performance under Louisiana growing conditions.

Super Plants Program

Below is the list of Louisiana Super Plants by season and type:

2021

Beacon Impatiens
Suncredible Yellow Sunflower
Muhly Grass
Supertunia Mini Vista 'Indigo'

2020

Baldcypress
American Beautyberry
Lucky Star Pentas
FlameThrower Coleus

2019

Lemon Sedum
Jolt Series Dianthus

2018

Intenz Classic Celosia
‘Little Gem’ Magnolia

2017

SunPatiens
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum

2016

Angelonia- 'Serenita Raspberry'
Viburnum 'Mrs. Schiller's Delight'
Salvia - Evolution Violet
Salvia - Evolution White

Fall 2015

Homestead Purple Verbena
Leslie Ann Camellia

Spring 2015

Fireworks fountain grass
Henna coleus

Fall 2014

Rabbiteye Blueberry
Mesa Gaillardia

Spring 2014

Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti Pink buddleia
Kauai torenia
Luna hibiscus

Fall 2013

Diamonds Blue delphinium
Drift rose
Willow oak

Spring 2013

Bandana lantanas
Aphrodite althea

Fall 2012

Sorbet violas
Conversation Piece azalea
Evergreen Sweetbay magnolia

Spring 2012

Senorita Rosalita cleome
BabyWing begonia
Penny Mac hydrangea

Fall 2011

Swan columbine
Redbor kale
Belinda's Dream rose
Southern sugar maple

Spring 2011

Serena angelonia
Frostproof gardenia
Butterfly pentas
Shoal Creek vitex

Fall 2010

Amazon dianthus

Camelot foxglove

ShiShi Gashira camellia

Warm-Season Bedding Plants

Alternanthera 'Little Ruby'
Angelonia- Serena Series
Angelonia- 'Serenita Raspberry'
Begonia - BabyWing series
Buddleia 'Flutterby Tutti Frutti'
Celosia 'Intenz Classic'
Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita'
Coleus 'Henna'
Coleus 'FlameThrower'
Fountain Grass/Pennisetum 'Fireworks'
Gaillardia - Mesa series
Hibiscus - Luna series
Impatiens - Beacon series
Lantana - Bandana series
Lemon Sedum
Pentas - Butterfly series
Pentas - Lucky Star series
Salvia - Evolution Violet
Salvia - Evolution White
Sunflower Suncredible Yellow
Sunpatiens Hybrid Impatiens
Torenia - Kauai series
Verbena 'Homestead Purple'

Cool-Season Bedding Plants

Columbine - Swan series
Delphinium 'Diamonds Blue'
Dianthus - Amazon series
Dianthus - Jolt series
Foxglove - Camelot series
Kale 'Redbor'
Muhly Grass
Petunia 'Supertunia Vista Bubblegum'
Supertunia Mini Vista 'Indigo'
Violas - Sorbet series

Shrubs

Althea 'Aphrodite'
Azalea 'Conversation Piece'
Blueberry - Rabbiteye
Callicarpa - American Beautyberry
Camellia 'ShiShi Gashira'
Camellia 'Leslie Ann'
Firebush 'Lime Sizzler'
Gardenia 'Frostproof'
Hydrangea 'Limelight'
Hydrangea 'Penny Mac'
Rose 'Belinda's Dream'
Rose - Drift series
Viburnum 'Mrs. Schiller's Delight'
Virgina Willow 'Henry’s Garnet'

Trees

Baldcypress
Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia
Southern Magnolia ‘Little Gem’
Southern Sugar Maple
Vitex 'Shoal Creek'
Willow Oak

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