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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Arctostaphylos
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 )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Cistus
Cistus
'Snow Fire'
(Snow Fire Rockrose)
Cistus
×
dansereaui
'Decumbens'
(Decumbens Rockrose)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
(Dwarf Fothergilla)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
(Holly Osmanthus )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
koidzumii
(Formosan Firethorn)
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Bric-a-brac'
(Bric-a-brac Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Snow Lady'
(Snow Lady Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
johnstoneanum
'Double Diamond'
(Double Diamond (Johnstone) Rhododendron)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Spiraea
Spiraea
nipponica
(Nippon Spirea)
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )