Texas Superstars (Website on Superstars)
Many of you know about the Texas Superstar Plants chosen to be successful across the whole state of Texas. Victoria County Master Gardeners take special interest in planting as many of these plants a Victoria Educational Gardens, so you can see just how special they are. Our master gardeners have always taken special interest in writing Gardeners’ Dirt articles about Texas Superstars. AgriLife Today has especially been diligent in archiving their articles and we have them all linked to here!
Enjoy learning and growing TEXAS SUPERSTARS. The link in parenthesis points to VCMGA articles.
There are a few more Superstar Plants that are not linked to here, but we know you will learn a lot by reading through these. They are TEXAS TRIED AND TRUE. (I will try to insert the other Texas Superstar Plants that are on the Aggie Horticulture website and listed in many other places, such as the Go TEXAN Texas Superstar Brochure.)
Congrats to Pat Plowman for becoming our Texas Superstar Specialist.
Latest Superstars to Earliest Superstars Articles from AgriLife Today Lawn & Garden
About Texas Superstars: how chosen, new brochure for 2020
Farfugium Named Newest Texas Superstar — August 12, 2026
Texas Mountain Laurel— March 20, 2026
American Beautyberry–October 13, 2025 Beautyberry by Suzanne LaBrecque Oct. 2021
Viola cornuta Johnny Jump-Up — August 26, 2025 Viola? article by Linda Lees Dec. 2018
A Life Grown With Purpose/Michael Arnold — April 23, 2025
Mexican Mint Marigold — March 28, 2025
Southern Sensation Seedless Grape — March 14, 2025 https://txmg.org/victoria/2025-july-26-gardeners-dirt/
Summer Snowflake — October 28, 2024
Gregg’s Blue Mistflower — August 21, 2024
Lantana camara varieties — May 8, 2024
Pansies — March 14, 2024
Mexican White Oak — September 20, 2023
*Firecracker Plant — June 16, 2023
*Ruby Crush Tomato — March 15, 2023
*Tangerine Beauty Crossvine — April 21, 2022
*Valley Cat Tomato –March 31, 2022
*Texas Super Sweet Onion — Nov. 24, 2021 https://www.vcmga.org/gardeners_dirt/2022_jan_21
Brent Pemberton to retire — Nov. 21, 2021
*Ornamental Sweet Potatoes — June 24, 2021
*Gorizia Rosemary, Barbecue Skewers — June 3, 2021
*Black Stockings Napier Grass — May 17, 2021
*Rock Rose Ornamental — May 6, 2021
* Celebrity Tomato — March 25, 2021
* Mexican Heather — June 5, 2020
* Pentas Past & Present — April 23, 2020
* Cupcake, Muffin, Rio Grande Purslane — April 8
* Tidal Wave Red Velour Petunia — March 17, 2020
* Lindheimer muhly grass — Sept. 18, 2019
* Yellow Butterfly Vine — June 9, 2019
* White Angel, Blue Angel altheas — May 9, 2019
* New Look celosia — April 4, 2019
* Festival strawberry — Feb. 14, 2019
* Festival strawberry — Sept. 27, 2018
* ‘Basket of Fire’ pepper’ — June 14, 2018
* ‘Mystic Spires Improved’ Blue Salvia — April 26, 2018
* Balsamic Blooms Basil — April 15, 2017
* ‘Victoria Red’ grapes — March 29, 2017
Texas Superstar Brochure was updated August 1, 2016
* ‘Basham’s Party Pink’ Crape Myrtle — June 30, 2016
‘Brazilian Red Hots’ Alternanthera — June 4, 2016
Whopper Begonia — May 5, 2016
Master Gardeners throughout the state get training — September 23, 2015 (1st ever specialist training)
* ‘Little Ruby’ Alternanthera — July 31, 2015
‘Arctic Frost’ Satsuma Mandarin — June 10, 2015
* ‘White Stream’ Lobularia(Alyssum)–April 29, 2015
New and Old Fall Zinnias — August 22, 2014
‘Orange Frost’ Satsuma — June 4, 2014
‘Purple Flash’ — May 6, 2014
Tycoon Tomato — March 14, 2014
Natchez Thornless Blackberry — February 14, 2014
Tomato’Dwarf Cherry Surprise’ BHN 968 — 2013 according to Extension Agent David Rodriguez
(I can’t find many sources for ‘Dwarf Cherry Surprise/BHN 968’)
Lowrey’s Legacy Cenizo — June 27, 2012
Rio Series Mandevilla — June 21, 2012
Globe Amaranth/Gomphrena — May 21, 2012
Turk’s Cap/new and old varieties — May 25, 2011 Turk’s Cap by VCMGA Nancy Kramer
Blue Princess Verbena regains superstar crown — June 15, 2010
Satsuma ‘Miho’ — June 3, 2010
Dakota Gold Helenium — May 15, 2010 Strike It Rich with Dakota Gold by Nancy Kramer
‘Grandma’s Yellow Rose’ — May 4, 2010
‘Cherry Red’ Petunia — May 12, 2007
Duranta and ‘Henry Duelberg’ Salvia — March 31, 2006
Chinkapin Oak — October 12, 2004
‘Knock Out’ Rose — April 7, 2004
‘Tomato 444’ — March 10, 2004
‘Marie Daly Rose’ — September 18, 2003
Phalaenopsis Orchid — February 1, 2003
Lacey Oak — October 29, 2002
‘John Fannick’ and ‘Victoria Summer’ Phlox — June 27, 2002
Dwarf Mexican Petunia — May 21, 2002
‘Belinda’s Dream’ Rose — April 11, 2002
Shantung Maple — October 17, 2001
MORE Texas Superstar Plants
Angelonia Are Easy to Grow by Jean Wofford 2009
Bluebonnets by Vickie Hopkins 2004
Blue Cape Plumbago & Vitex 2005 by Nancy Kramer
Duranta and Henry Duelberg Salvia 2006 by Charla Borchers Leon
Hibiscus/Three Varieties New Texas Superstars 2004 (Lord Baltimore, Flare, Moy Grande)
New Gold Lantana and Super Sun Coleus by Vickie Hopkins, Doris Martinak & Ann Parks Hedrick
Pride of Barbados and Spicy Jatropha by Nancy Kramer October 23, 2008
Red Hot and Cool Blue Superstars by Nancy Kramer 2009
Baby’s Breath Euphorbias by Nancy Kramer 2012
More Superstar articles by Victoria County Master Gardeners PAST & PRESENT