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Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arbutus
Arbutus
menziesii
(Pacific Madrone )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
'White Lanterns'
(White Lanterns Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy 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
hookeri
subsp.
franciscana
(Franciscan Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
(Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Massachusetts'
(Massachusetts Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes'
(Point Reyes Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'San Bruno Mountain'
(San Bruno Mountain Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Carissa
Carissa
macrocarpa
(Natal Plum)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Cephalanthus
Cephalanthus
occidentalis
(Buttonbush )
Choisya
Choisya
×
dewitteana
'Aztec Pearl'
(Aztec Pearl Choisya)
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Cistus
'Snow Fire'
(Snow Fire Rockrose)
Clematis
Clematis
armandii
(Evergreen Clematis )
Cornus
Cornus
'Porlock'
(Porlock Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
congestus
(Pyrenees Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
(Bearberry Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
'Eichholz'
(Eichholz Cotoneaster )
Cotoneaster
franchetii
(Franchet Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
lacteus
(Parney Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
(Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
'Cooperi'
(Cooperi Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
'Autumn Fire'
(Autumn Fire Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
×
suecicus
'Coral Beauty'
(Coral Beauty Cotoneaster)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Carol Mackie'
(Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
odora
(Fragrant Daphne )
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphne
odora
'Marginata'
(Variegated Fragrant Daphne )
Erica
Erica
carnea
(Spring Heath )
Erica
cinerea
(Twisted Heath )
Erica
×
darleyensis
(Darley Heath )
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Feijoa
Feijoa
sellowiana
(Pineapple Guava )
Garrya
Garrya
elliptica
(Wavyleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
elliptica
'James Roof'
(James Roof Silktassel )
Garrya
flavescens
(Yellowleaf Silktassel )
Garrya
fremontii
(Fremont Silktassel )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Hebe
Hebe
pinguifolia
'Pagei'
(Pagei Hebe)
Hebe
traversii
(Traversii Hebe)
Iberis
Iberis
sempervirens
(Evergreen Candytuft)
Iberis
sempervirens
'Alexanders White'
(Alexander's White Evergreen Candytuft )
Iberis
sempervirens
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft)
Jasminum
Jasminum
polyanthum
(Pink Jasmine )
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
japonicum
(Japanese Privet, )
Ligustrum
japonicum
'Silver Star'
(Silver Star Japanese Privet)
Ligustrum
ovalifolium
'Aureum'
(Golden Privet)
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Lonicera
Lonicera
fragrantissima
(Winter Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Magnolia
Magnolia
grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia )
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Myrtus
communis
'Compacta'
(Dwarf Myrtle)
Nandina
Nandina
domestica
(Heavenly Bamboo )
Nandina
domestica
'Filamentosa' none
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
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