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Akebia
Akebia
quinata
(Five-leaf Akebia )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
(Hooker's Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
subsp.
franciscana
(Franciscan Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Calluna
Calluna
vulgaris
(Scotch Heather )
Campsis
Campsis
radicans
(Trumpet Vine )
Caragana
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Centennial'
(Centennial Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
gloriosus
(Point Reyes Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
griseus
var.
horizontalis
(Carmel Creeper Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
griseus
var.
horizontalis
'Yankee Point'
(Yankee Point Ceanothus)
Clematis
Clematis
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Clematis
armandii
(Evergreen Clematis )
Clematis
cirrhosa
var.
balearica
(Fern-leaved Clematis)
Clematis
montana
var.
rubens
(Pink Anemone Clematis)
Clematis
tangutica
(Golden Clematis)
Clematis
terniflora
(Sweet Autumn Clematis, )
Clematis
viticella
(Italian Clematis)
Clematis
viticella
'Huldine'
(Huldine Italian Clematis )
Clematis
viticella
'Polish Spirit'
(Polish Spirit Italian Clematis)
Cornus
Cornus
canadensis
(Bunchberry)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
congestus
(Pyrenees Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
(Bearberry Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
dammeri
'Eichholz'
(Eichholz Cotoneaster )
Cotoneaster
dammeri
'Lowfast'
(Lowfast Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
(Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
'Cooperi'
(Cooperi Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
'Autumn Fire'
(Autumn Fire Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
×
suecicus
'Coral Beauty'
(Coral Beauty Cotoneaster)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daboecia
×
scotica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
cneorum
(Garland Daphne )
Erica
Erica
carnea
(Spring Heath )
Erica
cinerea
(Twisted Heath )
Erica
×
darleyensis
(Darley Heath )
Fragaria
Fragaria
×
chiloensis
(Beach Strawberry )
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
miqueliana
(Miquel's Spicywintergreen )
Gaultheria
procumbens
(Wintergreen)
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Grevillea
Grevillea
aquifolium
(Holly Grevillea)
Grevillea
lanigera
(Woolly Grevillea)
Grevillea
lanigera
'Coastal Gem'
(Coastal Gem Woolly Grevillea )
Hebe
Hebe
'Pattys Purple'
(Patty's Purple Boxleaf Hebe, )
Hebe
pinguifolia
'Pagei'
(Pagei Hebe)
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
anomala
var.
petiolaris
(Climbing Hydrangea)
Hypericum
Hypericum
androsaemum
(Tutsan)
Hypericum
calycinum
(Creeping St. John's Wort )
Iberis
Iberis
sempervirens
(Evergreen Candytuft)
Iberis
sempervirens
'Alexanders White'
(Alexander's White Evergreen Candytuft )
Iberis
sempervirens
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft)
Jasminum
Jasminum
mesnyi
(Primrose Jasmine )
Jasminum
nudiflorum
(Winter Jasmine)
Jasminum
polyanthum
(Pink Jasmine )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Lonicera
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Pachysandra
terminalis
(Pachysandra )
Passiflora
Passiflora
caerulea
(Passion Flower )
Prunus
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Peekaboo'
(Peekaboo Rhododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus
officinalis
(Rosemary)
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Sorbus
Sorbus
poteriifolia
(Mountain Ash)
Trachelospermum
Trachelospermum
jasminoides
(Star Jasmine )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
sikkimense
(Sikkim Blueberry)
Vinca
Vinca
major
(Large Periwinkle)
Vinca
minor
(Dwarf Periwinkle)
Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia
fragarioides
(Barren Strawberry)