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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Buxus
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
(Korean Littleleaf Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Winter Gem'
(Winter Gem Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Wintergreen'
(Wintergreen Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
(Common Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Aurea-pendula'
(Aurea-pendula Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Latifolia Maculata'
(Latifolia Maculata Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Variegata'
(Variegata Boxwood)
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Cornus
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Ephedra
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Hypericum
Hypericum
'Hidcote'
(Hidcote Hypericum)
Hypericum
calycinum
(Creeping St. John's Wort )
Hypericum
kouytchense
(Kouytchense Hypericum)
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Lonicera
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
nitida
'Baggesens Gold'
(Baggesen's Gold Box Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
pileata
(Privet Honeysuckle)
Simmondsia
Simmondsia
chinensis
(Jojoba )
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Viburnum
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)