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Oklahoma Proven

is a plant evaluation and marketing program designed to help consumers select the best plants for Oklahoma gardens. The goal has been to select plants that are tolerant of the conditions found throughout Oklahoma. Using well-adapted plants should lead to greater gardening success and more environmentally-friendly gardens. 
You can browse plant profiles by category or year of publication on this page below. Additionally, you can view our fact sheet format and our Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture website. 

Plant Profiles by Year

View Oklahoma Proven plant selections by year via the drop down menu.

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Photo GalleryTake a look at the plants selected for Oklahoma Proven since 1999.

Close up view of the plants leaves with dark and light green stripes.
Close up view of the plants leaves with dark and light green stripes.
The Abelia Collection plant chosen as the 2011 shrub.
American beautyberry shrub in a flowerbed with a close up photo of the berries.
American beautyberry shrub in a flowerbed with a close up photo of the berries.
American Beautyberry plant chosen for the 2008 shrub.
Firecracker Flower growing in a flowerbed.
Firecracker Flower growing in a flowerbed.
The Firecracker Flower was chosen as the 2017 annual.
Arizona Cypress tree growing in a field.
Arizona Cypress tree growing in a field.
The Arizona Cypress is the 2009 tree selection.
The Barberry, columnar forms plant in a flowerbed.
The Barberry, columnar forms plant in a flowerbed.
The Barberry plant in columnar forms chosed as the 2015 shrub selection.
Red-orange flower on the blanket flower plant.
Red-orange flower on the blanket flower plant.
The Blanket Flower plant is the 2007 annual selection.
Brazilian Verbena plant in bloom with tiny rose-violet flowers.
Brazilian Verbena plant in bloom with tiny rose-violet flowers.
The Brazilian Verbena plant was the 2020 annual selection.
Caddo sugar maple tree growing in a park.
Caddo sugar maple tree growing in a park.
Caddo Sugar Maple, the Collector's Choice selection for 2010.
Close up of the white spring flowers on the Fringetree.
Close up of the white spring flowers on the Fringetree.
The 2017 tree selection, Fringetree.
Black Gum tree growing on OSU's campus.
Black Gum tree growing on OSU's campus.
The Black Gum tree chosen as the 2015 Collector's Choice.
Close up of the indian pink flower in bloom.
Close up of the indian pink flower in bloom.
The 2018 perennial selection, Indian Pink.
Bosnian Pine tree growing in a yard.
Bosnian Pine tree growing in a yard.
The Bosnian Pine was selected for the 2008 tree.
Purple Perennial Plumbago flower in bloom.
Purple Perennial Plumbago flower in bloom.
Perennial Plumbago chosen as the 2005 perennial.
Cedar Elm tree growin in a field.
Cedar Elm tree growin in a field.
The Cedar Elm, the 2005 tree selection.
Little Volcano and Gibralter purple colored flower in bloom.
Little Volcano and Gibralter purple colored flower in bloom.
Little Volcano and Gibralter chosen as the 2018 shrub.
The Chaste Tree growing in a yard.
The Chaste Tree growing in a yard.
The Chaste Tree was selected for the 2013 shrub.
Pink flower in bloom from the Prinz Heinrich Japanese Anemone.
Pink flower in bloom from the Prinz Heinrich Japanese Anemone.
Prinz Heinrich Japanese Anemone was chosen as the 2021 perennial.
The Chinkapin Oak tree growing in a field.
The Chinkapin Oak tree growing in a field.
The Chinkapin Oak tree, selected as the tree of 2012.
Milkweed plant with a butterfly on it.
Milkweed plant with a butterfly on it.
Milkweed plant chosen as the 2017 perennial.
Chokeberry shrub growing in a yard.
Chokeberry shrub growing in a yard.
The 2009 shrub selection, the Chokeberry.
Purple flower on the Toad Lily plant.
Purple flower on the Toad Lily plant.
The Toad Lily chosen as the 2010 perennial.
Christom Blue Muffin shrub growing in a flowerbed.
Christom Blue Muffin shrub growing in a flowerbed.
Christom Blue Muffin, the 2014 shrub selection.
Color Guard Variegated Yucca plants growing in a flowerbed.
Color Guard Variegated Yucca plants growing in a flowerbed.
The shrub selection for 2016, Color Guard Variegated Yucca.
Cuphea plant growing along a sidewalk.
Cuphea plant growing along a sidewalk.
Cuphea, the 2021 annual selection.
Dakota Gold Sneezeweed flower head with yellow petals.
Dakota Gold Sneezeweed flower head with yellow petals.
The 2013 annual selection, the Dakota Gold, Sneezeweed.
Deciduous cultivar growing along a building.
Deciduous cultivar growing along a building.
Deciduous Cultivars, the Collectors Choice selection for 2016.
Desert-Willow Cultivars growing in a flowerbed.
Desert-Willow Cultivars growing in a flowerbed.
Desert-willow cultivars, the 2014 tree selection.
Diablo Ninebark growing in a flowerbed.
Diablo Ninebark growing in a flowerbed.
The 2006 shrub selection, the Diablo Ninebark.
The Double Take Series, Flowering Quince in a flowerbed with red flowers.
The Double Take Series, Flowering Quince in a flowerbed with red flowers.
The Double Take Series, Flowering Quince shrub selection for 2019.
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