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Broadleaf Plant Search
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Cornus
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Maackia
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
kobus
(Kobus Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Magnolia
sieboldii
(Siebold Magnolia )
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Waterlily'
(Waterlily Magnolia)
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
ellipticum
(Oregon Viburnum )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
filamentosa
(Adam's Needle Yucca)
Yucca
filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
(Golden Sword Yucca)
Yucca
glauca
( Small Soapweed )
Yucca
recurvifolia
(Pendulous Yucca )
