Past Winners of the Perennial Plant of The Year Award

'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass


Arkansas Blue Star


Each year PPA members choose a Perennial Plant of the Year™. Since 1990 24 great plants have been selected. Some of the selection criteria include:
• Suitable to a wide range of climatic conditions
• Low Maintenance
• Pest and disease resistant
• Availability at garden centers
• Multiple seasons of color (beauty)

The list of Perennial Plant of the Year winners:
1990 Creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
1991 Palace Purple coralbells (Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’)
1992 Moonbeam coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’)
1993 Sunny Border Blue veronica (Veronica ‘Sunny Border Blue’)
1994 Sprite astilbe (Astilbe ‘Sprite’)
1995 Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
1996 Husker Red penstemon (Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’)
1997 May Night salvia (Salvia ‘May Night’ (‘Mainacht’))
1998 Magnus purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’
1999 Goldsturm blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’)
2000 Butterfly Blue scabiosa (Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’)
2001 Karl Foerster feather reed grass ( Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’)
2002 David summer phlox (Phlox ‘David’)
2003 Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum ‘Becky’)
2004 Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’)
2005 Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus)
2006 Firewitch dianthus (Dianthus gratianoplitanus ‘Feuerhexe’)
2007 Walker’s Low catmint (Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’)
2008 Rozanne cranesbill (Geranium ‘Rozanne’)
2009 Aureola Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’)
2010 Wild indigo (Baptisia australis)
2011 Arkansas bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii)
2012 Jack Frost brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’)
2013 Variegated Solomon Seal (Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’)

For a complete description of each plant, log onto the Perennial Plant Association Website.

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