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Broadleaf Plant Search
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Arbutus
Arbutus
menziesii
(Pacific Madrone )
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cornus
Cornus
'Porlock'
(Porlock Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Feijoa
Feijoa
sellowiana
(Pineapple Guava )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Heteromeles
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
(Toyon )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Magnolia
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Argosy'
(Argosy Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
arboreum
subsp.
cinnamomeum
(Cinnamon Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
concinnum
(Concinnum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
irroratum
(Irroratum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
lacteum
(Lacteum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
macrophyllum
(Western Rhododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
ovata
(Sugar Bush)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
