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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
(Baker Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
confertiflora
(Santa Rosa Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
(Sonoma Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
'Howard McMinn'
(Howard McMinn Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
(Hooker's Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
franchetii
(Franchet Cotoneaster)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
'Lawrence Crocker'
(Lawrence Crocker Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Briggs Moonlight'
(Briggs Moonlight Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Carol Mackie'
(Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
cneorum
(Garland Daphne )
Daphne
odora
(Fragrant Daphne )
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphne
odora
'Marginata'
(Variegated Fragrant Daphne )
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Erica
Erica
carnea
(Spring Heath )
Erica
cinerea
(Twisted Heath )
Erica
×
darleyensis
(Darley Heath )
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Grevillea
Grevillea
× 'Pink Pearl'
(Pink Pearl Grevillea)
Grevillea
lanigera
'Coastal Gem'
(Coastal Gem Woolly Grevillea )
Grevillea
rosmarinifolia
(Rosemary Grevillea)
Hebe
Hebe
'Wiri Joy'
(Wiri Joy Hebe)
Jasminum
Jasminum
polyanthum
(Pink Jasmine )
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Lonicera
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Magnolia
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Dreamland'
(Dreamland Rhrododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
integrifolia
(Lemonade Berry )
Rhus
ovata
(Sugar Bush)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
sikkimense
(Sikkim Blueberry)
Vitex
Vitex
lucens
(Puriri )