Four Oaks/HortWeek best plant visitor vote winners revealed

Four Oaks Trade Show's best new plants were voted for by the public by the first time this year, with hundreds of votes cast.

6 September 2023

Four Oaks new plants

The Top Ten Visitors' Plants

1. Beekenkamp Plants LaBella Dahlia Maggiore Fun Pomegranate

2. Allensmore Nurseries Echinacea Sunseekers Carmine

3. Kernock Park Plants Ltd Echeveria 'Devotion'

4. Allensmore Nurseries Heliopsis Sparkling Contrast

5. Ball Fatsia Camouflage

6. Ball Dahlia Dalina Maxi Starburst Pink

7. Ball Coleus (Solenostemon) Coral Candy

8. Ball Cuphea Sweet Talk series

9. MNP/Suntory Petunia Surfinia Trailing Big Red

10. MNP/Suntory Sundaville Double Blush Pink


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