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Artemisia
Artemisia
ludoviciana
(Prairie Sage )
Artemisia
tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
(Common Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Choisya
Choisya
×
dewitteana
'Aztec Pearl'
(Aztec Pearl Choisya)
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
(Harlequin Glorybower )
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Illicium
Illicium
floridanum
(Florida Anise Tree )
Illicium
henryi
(Henry Anise Tree )
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Magnolia
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Myrtus
communis
'Compacta'
(Dwarf Myrtle)
Ptelea
Ptelea
trifoliata
(Hoptree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Ramapo'
(Ramapo Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rhododendron
luteiflorum
(Luteiflorum Rhododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
integrifolia
(Lemonade Berry )
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus
officinalis
(Rosemary)
Salix
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Sambucus
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Skimmia
Skimmia
japonica
(Japanese Skimmia)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
