Gold Medal Plant Summary 1994 - 2010

The Gold Medal Plant Committee is a non-profit organization comprised of nurserymen, flower growers, garden center retailers, landscape professionals, county Extension agents and faculty from the University of Georgia.

Their goal is: To promote the production, sale and use of superior ornamental plants for Georgia

Georgia Gold Medal Plants Website

2010 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Vine	Sedum	Sedum repustre 'Angelina'
Shrub	Limelight hydrangea	Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Tree	Golden dawn redwood	Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon'
Annual	'Diamond Frost' euphorbia	Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'
Perennial	Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa

2009 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Vine	Armand clematis	Clematis armandii
Shrub	Fragrant Tea Olive	Osmanthus fragrans
Tree	Weeping redbud	Cercis canadensis 'Covey'
Annual	Summer snapdragon	Angelonia angustifolia
Perennial	Arkansas bluestar	Amsonia hubrichtii

2008 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Vine	'Pride of Augusta ' Carolina Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens'Pride of Augusta'
Shrub	Paperbush	Edgeworthia chrysantha x 'Admiral Semmes'
Tree	American Hornbeam	Carpinus caroliniana
Annual	Amazon Dianthus	Dianthus barbatus 'Amazon Series'
Perennial	Rozanne Geranium	Geranium 'Rozanne'

2007 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Vine	'Pride of Augusta ' Carolina Yellow Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens'Pride of Augusta'
Shrub	'Admiral Semmes' Rhododendron	Rhododendron x 'Admiral Semmes'
Tree	Parrotia	Parrotia persica
Annual	Firespike	Odontonema strictum
Perennial	Swamp Hibiscus	Hibiscus coccineus

2006 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	'Firecracker' Cuphea	Cuphea ignea
Perennial	Hardy Plumbago	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Vine	'Amethyst Falls' Wisteria	Wisteria frutescens'Amethyst Falls'
Shrub	Chinese Snowball Viburnum	Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile'
Tree	Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata

2005 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	'Dragon Wing' Begonia	Begonia x hybrida
Perennial	'Georgia Blue' Veronica	Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'
Vine	Creeping Raspberry	Rubus pentalobus
Shrub	'Canyon Creek' and 'Rose Creek' Abelia	Abelia 'Canyon Creek ' & 'Rose Creek'
Tree	'Glowing Embers' Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum'Glowing Embers'

2004 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	'Chartreuse' Joseph’s Coat	Alternanthera ficoidea'Chartreuse'
Perennial	Hybrid Hyssop	Agastache 'Tutti Fruitti', 'Firebird', 'Apricot Sunrise' & 'Blue Fortune'
Shrub	'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum	Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Summer Snowflake'
Tree	Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum

2003 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Star Series Narrow-leaf Zinnia	Zinnia angustifolia 'Star Series'
Perennial	'Miss Huff' Lantana	Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'
Vine	Crossvine Selections	Bignonia caproelatacvs
Shrub	Henry Anise-tree	Illicium henryi
Tree	Chinese Fringetree	Chionanthus retusus

2002 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	'Lady In Red' Salvia	Salvia coccinea 'Lady In Red'
Perennial	'BlueMist' & 'Worcester Gold' Bluebeards	Caryopteris clandonensis 'BlueMist' & 'Worcester Gold'
Shrub	Purple Beauty Berry	Callicarpa dichotoma
Tree	Forest Pansy, Oklahoma & Texas White Redbuds	Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy', 'Oklahoma' & 'Texas White'

2001 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Blackie & Margarita Sweet Potato	Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie' & 'Margarita'
Perennial	Autumn Fern	Dryopteris erythrosora
Shrub	Inkberry holly	Ilex glabra
Tree	Chaste-tree	Vitex agnus-castus

2000 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Sun Coleus	Coleus x hybridus 'Amazon', 'Solar Flare', 'Red Ruffles' & 'Purple Ducksfoot'
Perennial	David & Robert Poore Phlox	Phlox paniculata'David' & 'Robert Poore'
Shrub	Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea	Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
Tree	Little Gem Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

1999 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Nova Pentas	Pentas lanceolata 'Nova'
Perennial	Lenten Rose	Helleborus orientalis
Shrub	Mohawk Viburnum	Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk'
Tree	American Yellowwood	Cladrastis kentukea

1998 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Athens Gem Plectranthus	Plectranthus 'Athens Gem'
Perennial	Japanese Aster, Kalimeris	Kalimeris pinnatifida (Asteromoea mongolica)
Shrub	Bottlebrush Buckeye	Aesculus parviflora
Tree	Trident Maple	Acer buergeranum

1997 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Blue Fan Flower	Scaevola aemula 'New Blue Wonder'
Perennial	Three Lobed Coneflower	Rudbeckia triloba
Shrub	Pink Chinese Loropetalum	Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Tree	Yoshino Japanese Cedar	Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino'

1996 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	Purple Wave Petunia	Petunia hybrida 'Purple Wave'
Perennial	Wild Indigo	Baptisia spp.
Shrub	Hummingbird Clethra	Clethra alnifolia'Hummingbird'
Tree	Improved Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia 'Lipan', 'Sioux', 'Tonto' & 'Yuma'

1995 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Annual	New Gold Lantana	Lantana camara 'New Gold'
Perennial	Blue Anise Sage	Salvia guaranitica
Shrub	Annabelle Hydrangea	Hydrangea arborescens'Annabelle'
Tree	Athena Elm	Ulmus parvifolia Athena

1994 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:

Perennial	Bath's Pink Dianthus	Dianthus gratianapolitanus 'Bath's Pink'
Perennial	Homestead Purple Verbena	Verbena canadensis 'Homestead Purple'
Shrub	Mount Airy Fothergilla	Fothergilla major ‘Mount Airy’
Shrub	Japanese Plum Yew	Cephalotaxus harringtonia