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grandiflora
(Glossy Abelia)
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Agave
Agave
macroacantha
(Black-spinned Agave)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
(Baker Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
confertiflora
(Santa Rosa Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Artocarpus
Artocarpus
altilis
(Breadfruit)
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Calluna
Calluna
vulgaris
(Scotch Heather )
Calluna
vulgaris
'Firefly'
(Firefly Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Robert Chapman'
(Robert Chapman Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Wickwar Flame'
(Wickwar Flame Scotch Heather)
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Dark Star'
(Dark Star Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
gloriosus
(Point Reyes Ceanothus )
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Choisya
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Daphne
Daphne
cneorum
(Garland Daphne )
Delonix
Delonix
regia
(Royal Poinciana)
Distylium
Distylium
× 'Vintage Jade'
(Vintage Jade Evergreen Witch Hazel)
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Grevillea
Grevillea
robusta
(Silky Oak )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Hesperaloe
Hesperaloe
parviflora
(Red Yucca)
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
grayana
(Hana-hirinoki (Japan))
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Magnolia
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Valley Valentine'
(Valley Valentine Pieris)
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
heterophyllum
(Chinese Pittosporum)
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus
officinalis
(Rosemary)
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Tibouchina
Tibouchina
urvilleana
(Princess Flower )
Washingtonia
Washingtonia
filifera
(California Fan Palm )
Yucca
Yucca
filamentosa
(Adam's Needle Yucca)
Yucca
glauca
( Small Soapweed )
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )