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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
melanocarpa
(Black Chokeberry)
Azadirachta
Azadirachta
indica
(Neem )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Berberis
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Crataegus
Crataegus
crus-galli
(Cockspur Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crataegus
×
lavallei
(Lavalle Hawthorn)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Eriobotrya
Eriobotrya
japonica
(Loquat)
Escallonia
Escallonia
laevis
(Pink Escallonia)
Escallonia
×
langleyensis
(Langley Escallonia)
Escallonia
×
langleyensis
'Apple Blossom'
(Apple Blossom Escallonia)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
(Dwarf Fothergilla)
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Fothergilla
major
(Large Fothergilla )
Fragaria
Fragaria
×
chiloensis
(Beach Strawberry )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
miqueliana
(Miquel's Spicywintergreen )
Gaultheria
mucronata
(Chilean Pernettya)
Gaultheria
mucronata
Pink Snowdrop™
(Pink Snowdrop Chilean Pernettya)
Gaultheria
procumbens
(Wintergreen)
Gaultheria
shallon
(Salal)
Gaultheria
tetramera
(Si lie bai zhu (Chinese))
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Heteromeles
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
(Toyon )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
'Albiflora'
(White Japanese Kerria, )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
grayana
(Hana-hirinoki (Japan))
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Malus
Malus
'Snowdrift'
(Snowdrift Crabapple)
Malus
floribunda
(Japanese Flowering Crabapple)
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
hupehensis
(Tea Crabapple)
Malus
×
robusta
(Cherry Crabapple)
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
Golden Raindrops®
(Golden Raindrops Crabapple)
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Olearia
Olearia
macrodonta
(Daisy Bush )
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Pachysandra
terminalis
(Pachysandra )
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Photinia
Photinia
×
fraseri
(Fraser Photinia)
Photinia
×
fraseri
Pink Marble™
(Pink Marble Photinia)
Photinia
glabra
(Japanese Photinia)
Photinia
serratifolia
(Chinese Photinia )
Photinia
villosa
(Oriental Photinia)
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
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