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Broadleaf Plant Search
Azadirachta
Azadirachta
indica
(Neem )
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
×
stenophylla
(Rosemary Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
'Irwinii'
(Irwin Rosemary Barberry)
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
(Japanese Fatsia)
Garrya
Garrya
flavescens
(Yellowleaf Silktassel )
Jasminum
Jasminum
mesnyi
(Primrose Jasmine )
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
japonicum
(Japanese Privet, )
Ligustrum
japonicum
'Silver Star'
(Silver Star Japanese Privet)
Ligustrum
ovalifolium
'Aureum'
(Golden Privet)
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Magnolia
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Mahonia
Mahonia
×
media
'Arthur Menzies'
(Arthur Menzies Mahonia)
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
delavayi
(Delavay Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
(Holly Osmanthus )
Prunus
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Otto Luyken'
(Otto Luyken's Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Zabeliana'
(Zabel's Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
indica
(Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
indica
'Pink Lady'
(Pink Lady Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
(Yeddo Rhaphiolepis )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
ponticum
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Pontic Rhododendron)
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
'Conoy'
(Conoy Viburnum)
