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
2013 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:
| Groundcover | Sweetflag | Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ & ‘Minimus’ |
| Shrub | Compact Gardenia | Gardenia jasminoides |
| Grass | Pink Muhly grass | Muhlenbergis capillaris |
| Annual | Torenia | Torenia cvs. |
| Perennial | Variegated Solomon’s Seal | Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegata’ |
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2012 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:
| Native | ‘Athens’ sweetshrub | Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’ |
| Shrub | Rabbiteye blueberry | Vaccinum virgatum |
| Tree | Coral Bark Maple | Acer japonicum ‘Sango-kaku’ |
| Annual | Million Bells | Calibrachoa |
| Perennial | Coral bells | Heuchera |
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2011 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:
| Native | Fringetree | Chionanthus spp. |
| Shrub | Camellia | Camellia spp |
| Tree | Nuttall oak | |
| Annual | Black-eyed Susan | |
| Perennial | Nippon lily |
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2010 Georgia Gold Medal Winners:
| Vine | Sedum | Sedum rupestre ‘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 |
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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 |
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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’ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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’ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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’ |
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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 |
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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’ |
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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 |
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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’ |
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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’ |
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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 |
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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 |
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