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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Abelia
Abelia
×
grandiflora
'Francis Mason'
(Francis Mason Glossy Abelia)
Abelia
×
grandiflora
'Kaleidoscope'
(Kaleidoscope Glossy Abelia)
Abelia
×
grandiflora
'Sunrise'
(Sunrise Glossy Abelia)
Acer
Acer
crataegifolium
'Veitchii'
(Veitch Hawthorn Maple)
Actinidia
Actinidia
kolomikta
(Kolomikta Actinidia )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Cornus
Cornus
florida
'Golden Nugget'
(Golden Nugget Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
'Gold Star'
(Gold Star Dogwood)
Cornus
kousa
'Sunsplash'
(Sunsplash Dogwood)
Cornus
kousa
'Wolf Eyes'
(Wolf Eyes Dogwood)
Cornus
nuttallii
'Goldspot'
(Goldspot Dogwood, )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Argenteo-marginata'
(Variegated Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Elegantissima'
(Variegated Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
Ivory Halo™
(Ivory Halo Dogwood )
Daphne
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Carol Mackie'
(Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphne
odora
'Marginata'
(Variegated Fragrant Daphne )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
'Gilt Edge'
(Gild Edge Silverberry)
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Clemson Variegated'
(Clemson Variegated Thorny Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Maculata'
(Maculata Thorny Elaeagnus )
Euonymus
Euonymus
japonicus
' - small-leafed selections'
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
japonicus (variegated selections)
(Japanese Euonymus)
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
'Spider's Web'
(Spider's Web Japanese Fatsia)
Fatsia
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Fatsia)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
'Variegata'
(Variegated Rose of Sharon)
Ilex
Ilex
aquifolium
'(two variegated selections)'
(Variegated English Holly)
Ilex
verticillata
'‘Sunsplash’'
(Sunsplash Winterberry )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
japonicum
'Silver Star'
(Silver Star Japanese Privet)
Ligustrum
ovalifolium
'Aureum'
(Golden Privet)
Lonicera
Lonicera
nitida
'Baggesens Gold'
(Baggesen's Gold Box Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
nitida
'Lemon Beauty'
(Lemon Beauty Box Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
nitida
'Silver Beauty'
(Silver Beauty Box Honeysuckle)
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Goshiki'
(Goshiki Holly Osmanthus, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Kembu'
(Kembu Holly Osmanthus )
Photinia
Photinia
×
fraseri
Pink Marble™
(Pink Marble Photinia)
Pieris
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Polygonum
Polygonum
cuspidatum
'Variegata'
(Variegated Polygonum )
Prunus
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'President Roosevelt'
(President Roosevelt Rhododendron)
Spiraea
Spiraea
×
vanhouttei
'Pink Ice'
(Pink Ice Spirea)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
albus
'Variegatus'
(Variegated Snowberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
lantana
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Wayfaringtree Viburnum)
Vinca
Vinca
minor
(Dwarf Periwinkle)
Weigela
Weigela
florida
(Weigela)
Yucca
Yucca
filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
(Golden Sword Yucca)