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Actinidia
Actinidia
kolomikta
(Kolomikta Actinidia )
Akebia
Akebia
quinata
(Five-leaf Akebia )
Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata
(Porcelain Berry )
Ampelopsis
brevipendiculata
'Elegans'
(Elegans Porcelain Berry )
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 )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
(Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Massachusetts'
(Massachusetts Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes'
(Point Reyes Kinnikinnik )
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'San Bruno Mountain'
(San Bruno Mountain Kinnikinnik )
Ardisia
Ardisia
japonica
(Japanese Ardisia )
Caragana
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Centennial'
(Centennial Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
griseus
var.
horizontalis
(Carmel Creeper Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
griseus
var.
horizontalis
'Yankee Point'
(Yankee Point Ceanothus)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
apiculatus
'Tom Thumb'
(Tom Thumb 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 )
Fatshedera
Fatshedera
lizei
(Fatshedera )
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 )
Hedera
Hedera
canariensis
(Canary Island Ivy)
Hedera
helix
(English Ivy)
Iberis
Iberis
sempervirens
(Evergreen Candytuft)
Iberis
sempervirens
'Alexanders White'
(Alexander's White Evergreen Candytuft )
Iberis
sempervirens
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft)
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Mahonia
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia
axillaris
(Creeping Wire Vine)
Oxalis
Oxalis
oregana
(Oregon Oxalis )
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Pachysandra
terminalis
(Pachysandra )
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Parthenocissus
tricuspidata
(Boston Ivy )
Passiflora
Passiflora
caerulea
(Passion Flower )
Prunus
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Peekaboo'
(Peekaboo Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
forrestii
subsp.
forrestii
(Forrest Rhododendron)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Rubus
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
phlebophylla
(Skeletonleaf Willow)
Sarcococca
Sarcococca
hookeriana
var.
humilis
(Himalayan Sarcococca )
Sorbus
Sorbus
poteriifolia
(Mountain Ash)
Spiraea
Spiraea
betulifolia
(Birch-leaf Spirea )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
angustifolium
'Burgundy'
(Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Vaccinium
macrocarpon
(Cranberry )
Vaccinium
moupinense
(Himalayan Blueberry)
Vaccinium
sikkimense
(Sikkim Blueberry)
Vaccinium
vitis-idaea
(Cowberry )
Vancouveria
Vancouveria
hexandra
(Northern Inside-out Flower)
Vancouveria
planipetala
(Small Inside-out Flower )
Vitis
Vitis
×
californica × vinifera
' Rogers Red'
( Rogers Red Grape)
Vitis
coignetiae
(Crimson Glory Vine)
Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia
fragarioides
(Barren Strawberry)
Wisteria
Wisteria
floribunda
(Japanese Wisteria)
Wisteria
sinensis
(Chinese Wisteria)