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Broadleaf Plant Search
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Berberis
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Calluna
Calluna
vulgaris
(Scotch Heather )
Calluna
vulgaris
'Robert Chapman'
(Robert Chapman Scotch Heather)
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Cistus
Cistus
×
pulverulentus
'Sunset'
(Sunset Rockrose)
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
'Lawrence Crocker'
(Lawrence Crocker Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Delonix
Delonix
regia
(Royal Poinciana)
Distylium
Distylium
× 'Vintage Jade'
(Vintage Jade Evergreen Witch Hazel)
Erica
Erica
cinerea
(Twisted Heath )
Erica
×
darleyensis
(Darley Heath )
Escallonia
Escallonia
'Compakta'
(Compakta Escallonia)
Escallonia
laevis
'Gold Brian'
(Gold Brian Escallonia)
Escallonia
×
langleyensis
(Langley Escallonia)
Escallonia
×
langleyensis
'Pride of Donard'
(Pride of Donard Escallonia)
Feijoa
Feijoa
sellowiana
(Pineapple Guava )
Fouquieria
Fouquieria
splendens
(Ocotillo)
Garrya
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Grevillea
Grevillea
lanigera
(Woolly Grevillea)
Grevillea
lanigera
'Coastal Gem'
(Coastal Gem Woolly Grevillea )
Grevillea
rosmarinifolia
(Rosemary Grevillea)
Grevillea
victoriae
(Royal Grevillea)
Hesperaloe
Hesperaloe
parviflora
(Red Yucca)
Jasminum
Jasminum
polyanthum
(Pink Jasmine )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Pieris
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Valley Valentine'
(Valley Valentine Pieris)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Vulcan'
(Vulcan Rhododendron)
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
sikkimense
(Sikkim Blueberry)
Vitex
Vitex
lucens
(Puriri )