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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths 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
densiflora
(Sonoma Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
densiflora
'Howard McMinn'
(Howard McMinn Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
(Hooker's Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
hookeri
subsp.
franciscana
(Franciscan Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara 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
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
×
stenophylla
(Rosemary Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
'Irwinii'
(Irwin Rosemary Barberry)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Centennial'
(Centennial Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
'Concha'
(Concha Ceanothus)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
congestus
(Pyrenees Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
franchetii
(Franchet Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
lacteus
(Parney Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
microphyllus
(Littleleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
'Autumn Fire'
(Autumn Fire Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
×
suecicus
'Coral Beauty'
(Coral Beauty Cotoneaster)
Daphne
Daphne
'Lawrence Crocker'
(Lawrence Crocker Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Briggs Moonlight'
(Briggs Moonlight Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
'Carol Mackie'
(Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Daphne
odora
(Fragrant Daphne )
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphne
odora
'Marginata'
(Variegated Fragrant Daphne )
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Distylium
Distylium
× 'Vintage Jade'
(Vintage Jade Evergreen Witch Hazel)
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Grevillea
Grevillea
× 'Pink Pearl'
(Pink Pearl Grevillea)
Grevillea
rosmarinifolia
(Rosemary Grevillea)
Grevillea
victoriae
(Royal Grevillea)
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Nandina
Nandina
domestica
(Heavenly Bamboo )
Nandina
domestica
'Filamentosa' none
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Photinia
Photinia
davidiana
(Chinese Stranvaesia )
Photinia
davidiana
var.
undulata
(Wavy-leafed Chinese Stranvaesia)
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
heterophyllum
(Chinese Pittosporum)
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
'Marjorie Channon'
(Marjorie Channon Pittosporum )
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Otto Luyken'
(Otto Luyken's Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Zabeliana'
(Zabel's Laurel)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
koidzumii
(Formosan Firethorn)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Alice'
(Alice Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Anah Kruschke'
(Anah Kruschke Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Anna Rose Whitney'
(Anna Rose Whitney Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'April Glow'
(April Glow Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Argosy'
(Argosy Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Beauty of Littleworth'
(Beauty of Littleworth Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Bibiani'
(Bibiani Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Blue Diamond'
(Blue Diamond Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Blue Peter'
(Blue Peter Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Boule de Neige'
(Boule de Neige Rhododendron )
Rhododendron
'Bow Bells'
(Bow Bells Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Bric-a-brac'
(Bric-a-brac Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Bruce Brechtbill'
(Bruce Brechtbill Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Catawbiense Boursault'
(Catawbiense Boursault Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Cheer'
(Cheer Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Chevalier Felix de Sauvage'
(Chevalier Felix de Sauvage Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Christmas Cheer'
(Christmas Cheer Rhododendron)
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