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Buddleia
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
(Japanese Fatsia)
Fatsia
japonica
'Spider's Web'
(Spider's Web Japanese Fatsia)
Fatsia
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Fatsia)
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
arborescens
'Annabelle'
(Smooth Hydrangea)
Hydrangea
quercifolia
(Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Magnolia
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Argosy'
(Argosy Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Beauty of Littleworth'
(Beauty of Littleworth Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Loderi hybrid'
(Loderi Hybrid Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Point Defiance'
(Point Defiance Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
auriculatum
(No common name (R. auriculatum))
Rhododendron
falconeri
subsp.
falconeri
(Falconer Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
fortunei
subsp.
discolor
(Fortune Discolor)
Rhododendron
macabeanum
(Macabeanum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
sinogrande
(Sinogrande Rhododendron)
Rubus
Rubus
parviflorus
(Thimbleberry )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Viburnum
Viburnum
lantanoides
(Hobblebush)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
elata
(Soaptree Yuca)
Yucca
filamentosa
(Adam's Needle Yucca)
Yucca
filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
(Golden Sword Yucca)
Yucca
glauca
( Small Soapweed )
Yucca
recurvifolia
(Pendulous Yucca )
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )
Yucca
treculeana
(Spanish Bayonet)
